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.^«\$### abandoned gray walls. i shall try the ####&$\«^.
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.^«\$### like a massage shower, it comes like a ####&$\«^.
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.^«\$### gooey paint. ####&$\«^.
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...^\$$# doesn't hit anything. it keeps going ##&$$\^...
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