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@*†:~-¨¨¨¨ make my tongue curl with satisfaction. ¨¨¨¨-~:†*@
#@*†:~-¨¨¨ "out of this world", i think, having no ¨¨¨-~:†*@#
##@*†:~-¨¨ frame of reference. i eat only two, but ¨¨-~:†*@##
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*†:~-¨¨¨¨¨ to become about half as big", they tell ¨¨¨¨¨-~:†*
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ me, barely controlling themselves with ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
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