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###¤@%\=,, are dripping with fire. with its song, ,,=\%@¤###
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###¤@%\=,, it's in a state of bliss! it's a flame, ,,=\%@¤###
###¤@%\=,, lit by the sun! and this pleasure is to ,,=\%@¤###
###¤@%\=,, be shared, shared with others. ,,=\%@¤###
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###¤@%\=,, closer, hypnotized and curious, and the ,,=\%@¤###
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#¤%\=,,,,, now almost humanoid. although suddenly ,,,,,=\%¤#
###¤@%\=,, it all liquifies completely, now just a ,,=\%@¤###
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