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.~=:%%@£## FOR RIGHT  NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##£@%%:=~.
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,^~==$£@## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE ##@£$==~^,
.¨¨..-\;†¤ GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A ¤†;\-..¨¨.
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