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§%$\~:.... POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ....:~\$%§
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$\~:...... MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ......:~\$
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$\~:...... FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ......:~\$
%$\~:..... EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER .....:~\$%
§%$\~:.... THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ....:~\$%§
#§%$\~:... PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ...:~\$%§#
##§%$\~:.. PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF ..:~\$%§##
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%$\~:..... IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU .....:~\$%
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%$\~:..... SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED .....:~\$%
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§%$\~:.... SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY ....:~\$%§
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##§%$\~:.. INCLINED). ..:~\$%§##
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#§%$\~:... EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ...:~\$%§#
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%$\~:..... WATER. .....:~\$%
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##§%$\~:.. UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ..:~\$%§##
#§%$\~:... OR NOT FORMED. ...:~\$%§#
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#§%$\~:... WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ...:~\$%§#
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##§%$\~:.. LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ..:~\$%§##
#§%$\~:... ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ...:~\$%§#
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%$\~:..... LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE .....:~\$%
$\~:...... TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE ......:~\$
\~:....... OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED .......:~\
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