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,^~\=*@£## YOU."  I  DON'T QUITE LIKE  THE  TONE IN ##£@*=\~^,
,^~\=**@@£ THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE  RESTRAINING £@@**=\~^,
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,^~\=**@@£   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   £@@**=\~^,
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,^~\=*@£## FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO,  BUT ##£@*=\~^,
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,,,,,~==*£  ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH  £*==~,,,,,
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