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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND IT WANTS ME TO SHRINK. AND WHAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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*;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;*
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*;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;*
;=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=;
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