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..........  single-sense hallucinations. acute but  ..........
^......... hollow  hunger.  sand  grains  under  my .........^
~^........  fingertips. strange tastes and scents.  ........^~
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¶££=*~^...    finger spasms. opened tear ducts.     ...^~*=££¶
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