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##@&*%^»,. NEXT IS A PRIVATE MOMENT, AND WE MUST .,»^%*&@##
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@*^^,..... THEY ARE EXULTATIONS. .....,^^*@
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#@@&*%^»,. OF LIFE. BUT THEN, THE EVENING SUN .,»^%*&@@#
##@&*%^»,. FINDS SOMETHING NEW ON THE FLOOR. IN A .,»^%*&@##
##@&*%^»,. POOL OF PRIMORDIAL WATER, A SHIVERING .,»^%*&@##
&&*%»».... FOURLEGGER OPENS THEIR EYES. ....»»%*&&
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