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###¤*=\-:¨ below the surface are the mines, ¨:-\=*¤###
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###¤*=\-:¨ long ago, there was a lifeform here. in ¨:-\=*¤###
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###¤*=\-:¨ sludge was bottled. ¨:-\=*¤###
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#¤*=\-:¨¨¨ : : : finally binged on. : : : ¨¨¨:-\=*¤#
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###¤*=\-:¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ the engines are burning hot, ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨:-\=*¤###
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#¤*=\-:¨¨¨ away. the elves have ¨¨¨:-\=*¤#
##¤*=\-:¨¨ strapped themselves in, and ¨¨:-\=*¤##
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