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##.#..#### OTHER  DAY,   SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND #..#.#.##.
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####.#.#.# MIRRORS, PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS  THINGS TO #..####...
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..#.#.###. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO  COMMUNICATE. HERE, .#..#..##.
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#....#.#.# LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY, WHERE  MY  RADIO .##.#####.
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