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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I  CAN'T  HIDE FROM, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN  MY MIND, AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY EYES  ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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