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##@§§§\~.¨ YOU." I DON'T QUITE LIKE THE TONE IN ¨.~\§§§@##
##@§§§\~.¨ THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING ¨.~\§§§@##
§§\~¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨~\§§
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§§§§§~~¨¨¨ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK ¨¨¨~~§§§§§
##@§§§\~.¨ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨.~\§§§@##
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§§§§\~~.¨¨ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ¨¨.~~\§§§§
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