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###.#.##.#             ††† CLARINET †††             ...#....#.
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##..#.#.#. THE CLARINET  IS A DARKISH  TUBE WITH  A ####.##.##
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###.....#. 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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.#..###..# WEAPON.  AS  SUCH IT  HAS  BEEN USED  IN ##....####
##.#..#.## MANY  CAMPAIGNS,  BUT  AT  THE  TIME  OF .#...#...#
.###.###.. WRITING   IT  HAS  BEEN  LOST  FOR  OVER ##..##..#.
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