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.^=\*£§#@# broken items or mimicry, being  recorded #@#§£*\=^.
....^=\*£§ (for  what  purpose?), being  ascribed a §£*\=^....
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.^=\*£§#@# is a  projection and a mirage - it's all #@#§£*\=^.
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