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........~†  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  †~........
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.......... AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR ..........
.........~ FETCHED  THAT SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ~.........
........~†  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  †~........
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