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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   REDUCTION, THAT I'M INTERPRETING THE   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TIP OF SOMETHING  MUCH  LARGER AND ALIEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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