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.......... CUTOUTS ALONG ITS EDGES MAKING IT LOOK ..........
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..^~*$@@## IN THE LIQUID BETWEEN YOU AND THE WORLD ##@@$*~^..
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......^~*$ TOO FAR AWAY, AND YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF $*~^......
.......^~* TRANSFIXED BY FLOOR TILES, JEWELRY *~^.......
........^~ (TOTEMS? CHARMS?), TREES, AND OTHER ~^........
.........^ SUCH THINGS... ^.........
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