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###@&%=-.¨ SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT ¨.-=%&@###
###@&%=-.¨ HOLLOW HUNGER. SAND GRAINS UNDER MY ¨.-=%&@###
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###@&%=-.¨ FETCHED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAN ¨.-=%&@###
###@&%=-.¨ CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH. ¨.-=%&@###
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