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#£&&†~~~^¨ then   the  fear  hits  me  and  i  feel ¨^~~~†&&£#
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###£&*†~^¨ almost hostile.  i can feel them squirm, ¨^~†*&£###
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££****†~^¨ language,  sentences i  can't hide from, ¨^~†****££
££££&*†~^¨ forcefully transcribed in  my mind,  and ¨^~†*&££££
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##&&&*†~^¨ does  noting...  but  time  does - after ¨^~†*&&&##
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###£&*†~^¨ i    don't    know   what    to    make. ¨^~†*&£###
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###£&*†~^¨ who comes  to close  to your sandwich... ¨^~†*&£###
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