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@#$†^~.... LIKE LIQUID  CRYSTALS,  APPEARING  AS IF ....~^†$#@
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$†^~...... FOURTH DIMENSION (USUALLY MORE  OR  LESS ......~^†$
†^~.......              UNCOMFORTABLE)              .......~^†
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†^~....... THE OPPOSER LOOKS LIKE A CONCAVE  SQUARE .......~^†
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†^~....... TIP  OF  SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND ALIEN .......~^†
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@#$†^~.... TOO FAR AWAY, AND YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF  ....~^†$#@
#$†^~.....    TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY    .....~^†$#
$†^~......    (TOTEMS? CHARMS?), TREES, AND OTHER   ......~^†$
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