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########## NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ##########
########## CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ##########
########## YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ##########
########## A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ##########
########## WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ##########
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