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.....^~$$¶ the feeling fo "somethign is  wrong with ¶$$~^.....
.......~$§ the world"  -  in  a very profound  way, §$~.......
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.....~::$§      relieve the growing tension and     §$::~.....
.^~:$$§¶##             disillusionment              ##¶§$$:~^.
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.^~::$$$§¶  mysteries and "magiscal realism", most  ¶§$$$::~^.
.^~:$$$$§§ horror   stories   even   -   there   is §§$$$$:~^.
.^~:$$$$$¶   confirmation. something really ^is^    ¶$$$$$:~^.
.^~:$$$$$§ there. what it  is is not that important §$$$$$:~^.
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