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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ THE PEOPLE  HERE  ARE  PALE  BUT  CRISP, ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ REFLECTIONS   OF    SOME   OTHER   WORLD ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§
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¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ THEY ALWAYS SEEM  A BIT ANNOYED THAT YOU ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ ARE  MANIFESTING   THEM   INTO  PHYSICAL ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ WOULD  BE  NOTHING  MORE  THAN  THE  SUN ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ AGAINST           THE           PLATFORM ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§
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