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##¶@%%*~,, are dripping with fire. with its song, ,,~*%%@¶##
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#@%~~~,,,, lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to ,,,,~~~%@#
##¶@%%*~,, be shared, shared with others. ,,~*%%@¶##
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##¶@%%*~,, and the creatures of the sea creep ,,~*%%@¶##
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¶¶¶@%%*~,, by some internal fuel hostile to life. ,,~*%%@¶¶¶
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