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¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§         UNIVERSE#¨¨¨--------¨¨¨#         §§¨§¨§§§¨¨
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¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨ THE   ONES  UNTOUCHED  BY   OUR   MORTAL §¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
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¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨ TOO MUCH.  THE  FEY ARE CURIOUS LIKE US, §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨ THAT A  SPECIES THAT ISN'T CURIOUS  WILL ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                NEVER FIND                ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
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§§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨ CURIOUS IS  BOUND (IN  THE FEY SENSE) TO §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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