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#%:«^,,,,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,,,,^«:%#
####%*:«^, WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ,^«:*%####
####%*:«^, LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ,^«:*%####
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