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.~=\*&@£## ends.  on   it's  side  are  levers  and ##£@&*\=~.
.~=\*&@£## buttons to guide its unfathomable power. ##£@&*\=~.
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.~=\**&@£# used   by   any   being   with   blowing #£@&**\=~.
.~=\*&@£## capabilities and at least  some fingers. ##£@&*\=~.
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.~=\*&@£## many  campaigns,  but  at  the  time  of ##£@&*\=~.
.~=\*&@£## writing  it  has  been   lost  for  over ##£@&*\=~.
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