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.&...&....             ††† CLARINET †††             &&..&&&.&.
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&&&&&&..&. THE CLARINET IS A  DARKISH  TUBE WITH  A ...&&&.&.&
.....&.&&& BLOW HOLE  AND A MUSIC HOLE, IN SEPARATE ..&..&&&&.
....&&&..& ENDS.  ON  IT'S  SIDE  ARE  LEVERS   AND .&&.&...&.
...&..&.&& BUTTONS TO GUIDE ITS UNFATHOMABLE POWER. &.&&&..&&.
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.&.&&..&.& IT WAS  DESIGNED  FOR HUMANS BUT  CAN BE .&.&&&&&&.
&&&.&.&&&& USED   BY   ANY   BEING   WITH   BLOWING &&&.....&.
..&&&&...& CAPABILITIES AND  AT LEAST SOME FINGERS. ..&....&&&
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&&&&&.&.&. THE  CLARINET  CAN  BE  THOUGHT  OF AS A ..&&&&.&..
....&&&&&. PASTTIME  OR  A  TOOL,  BUT  ALSO  AS  A .&...&&&.&
...&....&& WEAPON. AS  SUCH  IT  HAS BEEN  USED  IN &&..&..&&&
..&&...&.& MANY  CAMPAIGNS,  BUT  AT  THE  TIME  OF .&.&&.&..&
.&.&..&&&& WRITING  IT  HAS   BEEN  LOST  FOR  OVER &&&.&&&.&&
&&&&.&...&               FOURTY YEARS               ..&&..&&.&
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