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,,,,===%££ \,=  Benevolent Spire, Towering Well ,\= ££%===,,,,
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,,=\%%££## =,\  Hollow Body  For Many  Strange  =\, ##££%%\=,,
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,,,,,,,=%£ \,= Courtyard On A Different Height, \=, £%=,,,,,,,
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