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§§*\\\=^¨¨ EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY CALM  AND  DEAD ¨¨^=\\\*§§
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#*$\\^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^\\$*#
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#§§$$$\=^¨         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        ¨^=\$$$§§#
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§§$\^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^\$§§
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#§§*\\^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^\\*§§#
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#§§§*$\=^¨                                          ¨^=\$*§§§#
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###§*$\=^¨ THIS CAN  HAPPEN  IF YOU WANDER TOO FAR, ¨^=\$*§###
###§*$\=^¨ I GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO  RECKLESS ¨^=\$*§###
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###§*$\=^¨ WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU  DO  WITH A CAT ¨^=\$*§###
###§*$\=^¨ WHO  COMES TO CLOSE TO YOUR  SANDWICH... ¨^=\$*§###
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