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¨@@¨@@@¨@¨ GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY @¨@@@@@¨¨¨
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@¨¨@@@@@@@ THE FIRST TIME. BEFORE HIM, THE ¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
@¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨@ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ¨@@¨¨¨@@¨@
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¨@¨@¨@@@@¨ TOGETHER, AND WHEN HELP CAME HE DID NOT ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@@
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