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#@@%:---¨¨ THE DENSER, WARMER REGIONS - LOUDER, ¨¨---:%@@#
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@*:--¨¨¨¨¨ A WIND, COOL AND PASSING COHERENCE ¨¨¨¨¨--:*@
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##@@%*:«-¨ TALES TELL OF A MYSTERIOUS DEEP FOREST, ¨-«:*%@@##
##@@%*:«-¨ A BERMUDA TRIANGLE OF THE LAND, ¨-«:*%@@##
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