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§,§,,§§,,§ (THEY TELL ME SO;  THE  ONES  I TALK TO, ,§,,,§,§,,
§§§§,§,§,§ THE   ONES  UNTOUCHED   BY   OUR  MORTAL §§§,,§§§§,
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§§§,§§,,,, THERE'S PROBABLY  A POINT  WHERE WE  TRY §,,§,,,§,§
,,,§§,§,,, TOO MUCH. THE FEY  ARE  CURIOUS LIKE US, ,§,§§,,§§§
§,,§,§§§,, OR MOR§£§£^  A "KILLER  FACT", SOMETHING ,§§§,§,§,,
§§,§§§,,§, THAT A SPECIES  THAT  ISN'T CURIOUS WILL ,§,,§§§§§,
§,§§,,§,§§                NEVER FIND                §§§,§,,,,§
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§§,§§§§,,§ BUT  SOMETHING THAT  A  SPECIES  THAT IS ,,,§,,§,,§
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