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.....##.#. MOVE OR SPEAK. SO INSTEAD I SAID TO #...##.##.
....#.#### STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER #..#.##.#.
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.#......#. DOWN ON MY KNEES, AND THEN CRAWLED #...#.#.##
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