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.:~:†$#@## ends.  on  it's  side  are  levers   and ##@#$†:~:.
....~:::†# buttons to guide its unfathomable power. #†:::~....
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.:~:†$#@## it was designed  for humans  but can  be ##@#$†:~:.
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.:~:†$#@## capabilities and at least some  fingers. ##@#$†:~:.
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.:~:†$#@## weapon. as  such it  has  been  used  in ##@#$†:~:.
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.:~:†$##@@ writing  it   has  been  lost  for  over @@##$†:~:.
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