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,,::-///$# FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND #$///-::,,
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,:-/†$§### LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A ###§$†/-:,
,:-/†$#### TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS. ####$†/-:,
,:-/†$§### BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE ###§$†/-:,
,:-/†$§### WITH THEM, WITH THEIR KIND. EASY TO GET ###§$†/-:,
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,,,:-//†§# UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY. #§†//-:,,,
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