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.......... THE OPPOSER LOOKS LIKE A CONCAVE SQUARE ..........
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.......... CUTOUTS ALONG ITS EDGES MAKING IT LOOK ..........
.......... LIKE A POINTY CROSS, OR SOMETHING FROM ..........
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........,~ TIP OF SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND ALIEN ~,........
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.......... CASE OF NIGHTMARES, EVIL MEDITATION, OR ..........
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....,~\%$¤ TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY ¤$%\~,....
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