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#§*~...... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ......~*§#
##@#§§*~:. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .:~*§§#@##
##@#§§*~:. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .:~*§§#@##
##@#§§*~:. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .:~*§§#@##
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