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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I CAN'T HIDE FROM, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND, AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DOING DAMAGE THERE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DOUBTING ANYTHING OF THIS HAPPENED IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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