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.....~$$@@ WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT @@$$~.....
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.^~*$$#@@@ A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE @@@#$$*~^.
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....^*$$$# THE SHOOTING STAR ON IT'S WAY TO THE #$$$*^....
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