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.....,~=*# LIKE LIQUID CRYSTALS,  APPEARING  AS  IF #*=~,.....
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..,~=*##@#    TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY    #@##*=~,..
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....,~=*##              SUCH THINGS...              ##*=~,....
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