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.,,¨,.«^%¤ the gifted can turn analog signals into  ¤%^«.,¨,,.
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,¨~~\=%@@#   world, which is further encoded into   #@@%=\~~¨,
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.....^~*§%   vor, hyp, mkv). getting familiar with  %§*~^.....
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,.¨.,..,»^  is lost, you can have symbols with no   ^»,..,.¨.,
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..¨¨¨^=\^£  that with the right spells and methods  £^\=^¨¨¨..
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