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,,,,#,,,#, / branched way back / ,###,,#,##
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¨,&£§..§¨. its surface. one of them crouches to ,¨.¨§,.¨¨.
.¨£.§¤.¨#¨ drink, forms a cup with his hands, £¨¨,.#.¨,,
.¨,¨¤¤@.,¤ lowers the cup into the pool. ¤@,¨.,§¨¨,
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£,¨¨.,,¨£¤ liquid flows into his mind. the others, ..¨@&¤¨¨¨.
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