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####*^;~^¨ no real geometry in the caves. you may ¨^~;^*####
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###@*^;~^¨ leaving any such thing at the entrance. ¨^~;^*@###
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###@*^;~^¨ submitting to an inescapable darkness, ¨^~;^*@###
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###@*^;~^¨ direction and a taste. ¨^~;^*@###
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###@*^;~^¨ amplified by your mind. try not to be ¨^~;^*@###
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