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#@@@%†:»,¨ THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING ¨,»:†%@@@#
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##@@%†:»,¨ AND IT WANTS ME TO SHRINK. AND WHAT ¨,»:†%@@##
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@%%†:»¨¨¨¨ THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ¨¨¨¨»:†%%@
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##@@%†:»,¨ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨,»:†%@@##
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##@@%†:»,¨ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ¨,»:†%@@##
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