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###§**==-. COLLIDING. .-==**§###
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###§**==-. GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS .-==**§###
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###§**==-. STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. .-==**§###
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###§**==-. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .-==**§###
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§*==-..... SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. .....-==*§
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