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.^=^†£¤@## it was  designed for humans but  can  be ##@¤£†^=^.
.^=^†£¤¤¤¤ used   by   any   being   with   blowing ¤¤¤¤£†^=^.
...^^††¤@# capabilities and at least some  fingers. #@¤††^^...
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.^=^†£¤@## pasttime  or  a  tool,  but  also  as  a ##@¤£†^=^.
...^^^==†¤ weapon.  as  such  it has  been used  in ¤†==^^^...
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.^=^†£¤@## writing  it   has  been  lost  for  over ##@¤£†^=^.
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