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##@#§¤/«:¨      IT'S A GIRL STINGRAY, GORGEOUS,     ¨:«/¤§#@##
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#@#§¤%/«:¨   SHE SMILES AT US, FLASHING HER TEETH,  ¨:«/%¤§#@#
##@§¤%/«:¨             A RAY OF STINGS.             ¨:«/%¤§@##
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#@#§¤%/«:¨    NEXT YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR HAND     ¨:«/%¤§#@#
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