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#§%*=,,,,, SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK ,,,,,=*%§#
##@§%*†=,, THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ,,=†*%§@##
§§*†=,,,,, WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO ,,,,,=†*§§
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