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.:«:=*¤@## MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ##@¤*=:«:.
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.:«:=*¤@## EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ##@¤*=:«:.
.:«:=*¤@## PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ##@¤*=:«:.
.:«:=*¤@## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##@¤*=:«:.
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.:«:=*¤¤¤# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #¤¤¤*=:«:.
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