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.....***%¤ AND AT TIMES, WHEN I'M ALMOST DROWNING ¤%***.....
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..~**%¤@@@ IT, THE VEIL IS NEXT TO BREACHED... I @@@¤%**~..
..~**%¤@## HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES ##@¤%**~..
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