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##@§%*†~,¨ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ¨,~†*%§@##
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##@§%*†~,¨ SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ¨,~†*%§@##
##@§%*†~,¨ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¨,~†*%§@##
##@§%*†~,¨ THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A ¨,~†*%§@##
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