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##@£&*^=,¨ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¨,=^*&£@##
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##@£&*^=,¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨,=^*&£@##
##@£&*^=,¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨,=^*&£@##
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