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###@$^*=:¨ ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, ¨:=*^$@###
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##@$***=:¨ OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER ¨:=***$@##
###@$^*=:¨ DOES NOTING... BUT TIME DOES - AFTER ¨:=*^$@###
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####$^*=:¨ DOUBTING ANYTHING OF THIS HAPPENED IN ¨:=*^$####
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###@$^*=:¨ I GUESS? I SHOULDN'T BE SO RECKLESS ¨:=*^$@###
###@$^*=:¨ WHEN DREAMING? ¨:=*^$@###
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###@$^*=:¨ WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU DO WITH A CAT ¨:=*^$@###
#$*:::¨¨¨¨ WHO COMES TO CLOSE TO YOUR SANDWICH... ¨¨¨¨:::*$#
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