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##@@@$^~.. WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ..~^$@@@##
@@@@$*^~.. LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ..~^*$@@@@
@@*^...... PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ......^*@@
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