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\~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TYPEWRITER AND MUCH MORE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~\
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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PERISCOPE. AND GUESS WHAT HE SAW! HIS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ REAL HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
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~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NINETALES!!! AND PONYTA WAS TRANSFORMED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
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