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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
&$†~^¨¨¨¨¨ WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO ¨¨¨¨¨^~†$&
¤&$†~^¨¨¨¨ MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY ¨¨¨¨^~†$&¤
@¤&$†~^¨¨¨ WHATS IN STORE. ¨¨¨^~†$&¤@
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¤&$†~^¨¨¨¨ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ¨¨¨¨^~†$&¤
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$†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY MEASURE MY CLOTHES. "YOU ARE GOING ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†$
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¤&$†~^¨¨¨¨ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ¨¨¨¨^~†$&¤
@¤&$†~^¨¨¨ ANTICIPATION. ¨¨¨^~†$&¤@
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