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,@,@@,,,@,     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ,@@,,@@,@,
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@,,@,@@,,, PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  ,,@@,,,,,,
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,@,@,,@,,@  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ,,,@,,,@@@
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,@@@,@@@,@     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ,,,,@@,,@,
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