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           SHARPEST     KNIFE,    CUTEST     KNIFE.           
                                                              
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           SOMETHING   THERE   ON   THE  SHORE   OF           
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           THE  DIGITAL,   WAVES  IN  DITHERING  OF           
           THIRD-RATE  DAC'S,  CARESSING THE  SAND,           
           BRINGING  THINGS UP  FROM THE  DEPTHS OF           
           THE CIRCUIT. AND  THERE, DEPOSITED:  THE           
           FIRST   SEED   CRYSTAL   OF   ARTIFICIAL           
           INTELLIGENCE.                                      
                                                              
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           PASSIVE SENTINEL  AND AN  ACTIVE  TORCH:           
           SET  TO  IT'S  WIDEST  CONFIGURATION  IT           
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           BEAM   ENERGY    AT    DIFFERENT    MIRR           
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           ANOTHER  CONSPIRACY  THEORY ABOUT  THERE           
           NOT ACTUALLY BEING  ANY  HUMAN EMPLOYEES           
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