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..#.##...# HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY .......#..
....###..#  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ........#.
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.#....#.## FETCHED  THAT SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ..........
..#.....##  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  #.........
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