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#@¤%^^~-.. THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ..-~^^%¤@#
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#@¤%^^~-.. WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO ..-~^^%¤@#
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#@¤%^^~-.. "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO ..-~^^%¤@#
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#@¤%^^~-.. THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ..-~^^%¤@#
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##@¤%^^~-. ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH .-~^^%¤@##
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