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&&&&%*†«:¨ ARCHES, WHERE THE DROPS MELT TOGETHER ¨:«†*%&&&&
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#@@&%*†«:¨ THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED ¨:«†*%&@@#
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&&%†««:¨¨¨ SCALES, AND AS IT LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF ¨¨¨:««†%&&
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