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#@¶§§*†~:. BLACK LAKE. AT THE FOOT OF THIS LAKE .:~†*§§¶@#
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¶§§§§*†~:. FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS, .:~†*§§§§¶
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