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§=~^...... "FOLD" THROUGH PASSAGES WHICH SHOULD BE ......^~=§
=~^....... TOO NARROW FOR THEM. ANTLERS FROM DEAD .......^~=
~^........ DEER SEEM TO LOSE THIS POWER. ........^~
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^......... IT STORES ALL THE SECRETS IT MIGHT SEE .........^
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