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@¨@@¨@@¨@¨ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. ¨¨¨¨¨@@@@¨
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@¨¨@¨@@¨@¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@@@¨@@@ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK @@¨@¨@@@@@
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