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.......^-†   TRUSTED CAR, AND SOMETIMES MY MOTHERS  †-^.......
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...^-†%££@   ENGINE AND THE WAY THE PARTS DIDN'T    @££%†-^...
....^-†%££     REALLY STICK TOGETHER. I TOOK MY     ££%†-^....
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...^-†%££@  STRUCTURES IN THE BARN, TALL PILLARS OF @££%†-^...
....^-†%££  DARK WOOD, LADDERS AND PLATEAUS, FIRES  ££%†-^....
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.....^-†%£   AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME.   £%†-^.....
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..^-†%££@#  NECESSARRY. THINGS SOMEHOW SEEMED LIKE  #@££%†-^..
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.......^-†    BEEN A BRIGHT DAY. AROUND ME WHERE    †-^.......
........^-   DOZENS OF CRASHED CARS, ALL MY CAR,    -^........
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