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†~-,,,,,,, CAVERN. IT WAS DEEP IN THE MOUNTAIN, A ,,,,,,,-~†
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†~-,,,,,,, FROM HIS ROBE TO SEW THEM BACK ,,,,,,,-~†
$†~-,,,,,, TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ,,,,,,-~†$
$$†~-,,,,, TELL OF HIS TRANSGRESSION. ,,,,,-~†$$
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