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¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ hundreds  of  miles. from a narrow  line §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨¨§§§§¨ the crystals and  shoots  north, like  a §¨¨§§§¨§§¨
§§§§¨§¨¨¨§ syringe       into       a       baloon. ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
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§§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ and it is the rest of a mining disaster. §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§ are  manifesting   them  into   physical ¨§¨¨§§¨§§§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨§ form. like  if  you weren't  here,  they §§§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§ would  be  nothing  more  than  the  sun §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§ against           the           platform ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
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§§§¨§§¨§§§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
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