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###..#.#.# METER  AREA ON  THE  FLOOR  WHERE  I CAN .##.#...##
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...####.#. IT'S  NOT ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A ...#.##.#.
...#...### LARGE  SPRAWLING CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO #..###.###
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