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,:~:*$¤#@#             ::: clarinet :::             #@#¤$*:~:,
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,,,,:~:*$¤ the  clarinet is a  darkish  tube with a ¤$*:~:,,,,
,,,,,:~:*$ blow hole and a music hole, in  separate $*:~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~:* ends.  on   it's  side  are  levers  and *:~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~: buttons to guide its unfathomable power. :~:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: it was designed for  humans  but  can be :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, used   by   any   being   with   blowing ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, capabilities and at  least some fingers. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, the  clarinet  can  be  thought of  as a ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, pasttime  or  a  tool,  but  also  as  a ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, weapon.  as such  it  has been  used  in ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, many  campaigns,  but  at  the  time  of ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: writing  it   has  been  lost  for  over :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~               fourty years               ~:,,,,,,,,
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