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####§*\«-, HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ,-«\*§####
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###&§*\«-, ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ,-«\*§&###
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###&§*\«-, BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ,-«\*§&###
&§§**\««-, RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ,-««\**§§&
###&§*\«-, WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ,-«\*§&###
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