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$*†«^¨¨¨¨¨ † AND SIXTY MICROGRAMS OF SELATENINE   † ¨¨¨¨¨^«†*$
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†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    OF LIFE. BUT THEN, THE EVENING SUN    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†
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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  POOL OF PRIMORDIAL WATER, A SHIVERING   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       FOURLEGGER OPENS THEIR EYES.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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