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¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*= my  body so  that  it  can  see  clearly =*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*              whats in store.             *~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^~*=*& make  my  tongue curl with satisfaction. &*=*~^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^~*=*&£#                satisfied.                #£&*=*~^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~*=* to become about  half as big", they tell *=*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*=  me, barely controlling themselves with  =*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*              anticipation.               *~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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