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###§$*:~,¨ SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY ¨,~:*$§###
###§$*:~,¨ ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP, ¨,~:*$§###
§§$:~¨¨¨¨¨ AND DREAMING. ¨¨¨¨¨~:$§§
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