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#@@¤%$;-^¨ THE PRISTINE TOWN LAKE. WOOD IS BURNED ¨^-;$%¤@@#
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@¤%;-^^¨¨¨ ¤ THROUGH SOME SINISTER PROCESS AND ¤ ¨¨¨^^-;%¤@
#@@¤%$;-^¨ ¤ TURNED INTO A STRANGE CHEMICAL. ¤ ¨^-;$%¤@@#
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#@@¤%$;-^¨ ¤ HEAT" - FALSE. THIS IS ALL SUPPLIED ¤ ¨^-;$%¤@@#
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#@@¤%$;-^¨ ¤ USED TO MAKE THE CHEMICAL, AND FOR ¤ ¨^-;$%¤@@#
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#@@¤%$;-^¨ ACTIVELY CHANGING THEIR MOLECULAR ¨^-;$%¤@@#
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