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¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ THICK AND READY TO  SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ SOCIETY  IS  GROWING  DENSER AROUND YOU, §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE  FIRST SMALL ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD  ALONG  THE WALL OF ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
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