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......~^## TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY ##^~......
.,~*^¤#@## (TOTEMS? CHARMS?), TREES, AND OTHER ##@#¤^*~,.
...~~~~^^# SUCH THINGS... #^^~~~~...
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