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##§%;=~~~¨ its self-knowledge. watching eyes. ¨~~~=;%§##
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###§%%;=~¨ it stores all the secrets it might see ¨~=;%%§###
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###§%%;=~¨ age the secrets will harden into a ¨~=;%%§###
###§%%;=~¨ caramellized structure, which will ¨~=;%%§###
#§%;=¨¨¨¨¨ eventually block the flow of blood, and ¨¨¨¨¨=;%§#
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