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  .        SHARPEST     KNIFE,     CUTEST    KNIFE.           
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           PRODUCT,  THE  ORBITAL  MIRROR,  BOTH  A           
           PASSIVE SENTINEL  AND  AN  ACTIVE TORCH:           
           SET  TO  IT'S  WIDEST  CONFIGURATION  IT           
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           BEACH, NOW THE MIRRORS ARE ALL  USED  TO           
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           IMPLEMENTS,   AS  A  RATHER  STATIC  AND     ,     
           BORING POWER  SOURCE. (AND SUBTLE THREAT           
           OF VIOLENCE.)                                    . 
                                                              
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           SHE  A REAL PERSON? OR IS THIS THE  MIRR           
           AI,  BEING UNLEASHED UPON THE YOUTH? AND           
           ANOTHER  CONSPIRACY  THEORY  ABOUT THERE           
      $    NOT ACTUALLY BEING  ANY  HUMAN EMPLOYEES      .    
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