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¨-=/$%@# CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS #@#&%$/=-¨
¨-=/$%&@## BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO ##@&%$/=-¨
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¨-=/$%@# SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO #@#&%$/=-¨
¨-=/$%@# AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE #@#&%$/=-¨
¨-=/$%@# SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. #@#&%$/=-¨
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