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.......... ~   %   WHAT   WE    ARE,   AND    %   ~ ..........
.........: ~  ~  %  WHAT  THINGS  LIKE  US  %  ~  ~ :.........
........:~ ~    %   ARE",   BUT   THEN   WE   %   ~ ~:........
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........:~ - LIFE CAN STEAL                         ~:........
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