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#@§@^/~~,, THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE ,,~~/^@§@#
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§@^/~~,,,, MY BODY SO THAT IT CAN SEE CLEARLY ,,,,~~/^@§
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/~~,,,,,,, THEY GIVE ME FOOD: PRAWN-LIKE BUGS THAT ,,,,,,,~~/
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~~,,,,,,,, FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT ,,,,,,,,~~
/~~,,,,,,, THE BUGS LEAVE ME SUSPICIOUSLY ,,,,,,,~~/
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#@§@^/~~,, ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ,,~~/^@§@#
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