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,,,,,,,,,, THEY  GIVE  ME  WRISTBANDS  AND ANKLETS, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, MADE  OF   SOME  STRANGE  STONE.   THEIR ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,      SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK      ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE   ,,,,,,,,,,
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