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,##,###,,, PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER,  BOOKS, CAMERAS, #,,#,##,,#
#,##,,#,,, MIRRORS, PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS  TO #,###,#,##
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##,#,###,, SOUNDS FROM  THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ,,##,,,,,,
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#,,,#,##,# AND  TELL  TALES OF  THE  OLD  WORLD.  I ####,,,,##
#,,###,##,      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      ,,,#,,,#,,
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,,#,###,,# LARGE SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO ,#,,##,,,,
,###,,#,## FRIENDS LIVE. WE  GO EXPLORING  TOGETHER ##,#,#,,,,
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