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¶#%%---¨¨¨ GREAT HALL WITH ONLY A SINGLE TINY ¨¨¨---%%#¶
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#@¶#%%/--¨ IN THE FALL, THE QUARTZ SLICED OFF THE ¨--/%%#¶@#
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#@¶#%%/--¨ CRYSTALS MIRRORED AND REFRACTED THE ONE ¨--/%%#¶@#
##@¶%%/--¨ LIGHT SMIDGE INTO A WHOLE NIGHT SKY, ¨--/%%¶@##
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