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@¨¨¨¨@@@@¨ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. @@@@¨@@@@@
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ¨@¨¨@@@@¨¨
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¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨ MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. ¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨@
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@¨@¨@¨@¨@@ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY @¨@@¨@¨¨@¨
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