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...~~==¤¤# maintenance time: pockets of  empty time #¤¤==~~...
..~~==¤¤##      between planck seconds, wherein     ##¤¤==~~..
.~~==¤¤###   mysterious entities do maintenance on  ###¤¤==~~.
..~~==¤¤##               the universe.              ##¤¤==~~..
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....~~==¤¤         ... dark maintenance ...         ¤¤==~~....
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