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¤§†~:¨¨¨¨¨   LOOK AWAY FOR A BIT. BUT WHATEVER'S    ¨¨¨¨¨:~†§¤
§†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨    HAPPENING DOESN'T SOUND UNPLEASANT.   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§
†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   SHORT BREATH, MOANS, BONES BREAKING,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†
§†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨  MAYBE; BUT THESE ARE RAPTOROUS THINGS,  ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§
¤§†~:¨¨¨¨¨          THEY ARE EXULTATIONS.           ¨¨¨¨¨:~†§¤
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§†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨  OF THE NEW BODY, FALLING HEADFIRST INTO ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§
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¤§†~:¨¨¨¨¨  ESCAPING THROUGH THE GLASSLESS WINDOW.  ¨¨¨¨¨:~†§¤
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