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¶@@@@%*«,, GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE ,,«*%@@@@¶
##¶¤@%*«,, ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ,,«*%@¤¶##
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¶@@@%*««,, MEMORY NEGATIVES, ,,««*%@@@¶
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#¶¶¤@%*«,, MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE ,,«*%@¤¶¶#
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#¤@**«,,,, THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ,,,,«**@¤#
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