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...^^»††$£ grinding trenches in my mind. it's  like £$††»^^...
.^»†^$#££# language, sentences  i  can't hide from, #££#$^†»^.
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.^»†^$#£##              when dreaming?              ##£#$^†»^.
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.......»^# what  these are.  like you do with a cat #^».......
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