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@¨¨@@@@@@¨ AND IT WANTS ME TO SHRINK. AND WHAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@
¨¨¨¨@@@@¨¨ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. ¨@@@@@@@¨¨
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@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY GIVE ME WRISTBANDS AND ANKLETS, ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@@@@ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR @@¨¨@¨¨@@¨
@@¨¨@@@@@@ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@@@ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ¨¨@@@@@@@¨
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@@¨¨¨¨@@@@ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL @@@@@¨¨¨@@
@¨¨@@¨¨@@@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @@@@¨¨@¨¨@
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