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###¤§^==-¨   THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND  ¨-==^§¤###
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#¤§==-¨¨¨¨  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  ¨¨¨¨-==§¤#
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###¤§^==-¨  A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET   ¨-==^§¤###
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###¤§^==-¨  BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN   ¨-==^§¤###
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###¤§^==-¨  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  ¨-==^§¤###
###¤§^==-¨        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       ¨-==^§¤###
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