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#¨#¨##¨#¨# fractures into  villages  or past  them. #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# the  people  here are  pale  but  crisp, #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨##¨#¨# reflections   of    some   other   world #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
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#¨#¨¨#¨#¨# are   manifesting  them   into  physical #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
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