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,.-~=†$&¶@ spring.  and  even  though  that's  only @¶&$†=~-.,
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.¨,,.¨¨.,=  the morning sun, small birds chirping   =,.¨¨.,,¨.
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.¨..,=/^£§    also different, as if the darkness    §£^/=,..¨.
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¨¨~~;$*@#@      could see further than before.      @#@*$;~~¨¨
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.¨,,¨~=*^§  or tiles would've dropped off a roof. a §^*=~¨,,¨.
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