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,##,###,## BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ##,,#,,,,#
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#,#####,,, MIRRORS, PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS  THINGS TO ##,###,,,#
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#,,###,#,, LARGE SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO #,#,,,,,##
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