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...~/%$@## WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT               ##@$%/~...
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....~/%$@# INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU,            #@$%/~....
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.~/%$@#### BUT THE BODY HAS LIMITS, THE BARRIER IS  ####@$%/~.
..~/%$@### IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT.  ###@$%/~..
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