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.......... BUT EVEN IN CALMER TIMES, IT'S NEVER ..........
.......... TOO FAR AWAY, AND YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF ..........
.......... TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY ..........
.........- (TOTEMS? CHARMS?), TREES, AND OTHER -.........
........-~ SUCH THINGS... ~-........
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