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.~»†@@@### TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY ###@@@†»~.
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.-~^*%#§£# FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #£§#%*^~-.
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