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........-« S1NC3 OUR 4NC3STORS D34TH, 4ND TH3N «-........
.........- STOOD 4BANDON3D FOR 4 LONG WH1L3. -.........
........-« F1N4LLY, TH3 N4TURAL 3ND ST4T1ON FOR «-........
.......-«^ TH3 BU1LDINGS TH4T SURV1V3: 4 MUS3UM, ^«-.......
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....-«^=£& Y3LLOW BR1CK. L4RG3 BUT N4RROW W1NDOWS, &£=^«-....
.....-«^=£ R3M1NESCENT OF SOM3 C4TH3DRAL. £=^«-.....
......-«^= CUSTOM-M4D3 GL4SS, OF COURS3, L4RG3 4ND =^«-......
.......-«^ L34D3D, 4ND 4SH3N. 4 B1T TOO D4RK TO B3 ^«-.......
........-« PR4CT1CAL. ON TH3 34STERN BU1LDING, «-........
.........- SOM3 4R3 SH4TT3RED. -.........
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.......-«^ TH3 OTH3R ON3 1S PUBL1CLY OP3N. TH3RE'S ^«-.......
......-«^= 4 MUS3UM, W1TH W4X F1GUR3S OF MY GR34T =^«-......
.....-«^=£ GR34T GR34T GR4NDFATH3R, OR SOM3TH1NG. £=^«-.....
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.........- OTH3R BU1LDING. TH3 CONTR4ST 1S -.........
........-« OV3RWHELM1NG. 1T MUST H4V3 STOOD «-........
.......-«^ D3REL1CT FOR 4 LONG T1M3, W1NDOWS ^«-.......
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.....-«^=£ 1NFINIT3LY 4BOV3 M3. SOM3WHERE UP TH3RE £=^«-.....
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.......-«^ H4LL, 4 TH1N SP1R4L ST41RCAS3 TH4T ^«-.......
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........-« 4RMS, BUT W1TH 34RS FROM SOM3 4N1MAL, «-........
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.........- SH4K3 H1M OFF, BUT H3'S TOO STRONG, 4ND -.........
........-« PULLS M3 B4CK UP B3S1DE H1M. «-........
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.........- WH1T3, 4LMOST BLU3. 1 CLOS3 MY 3YES 4ND -.........
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.......-«^ BOY SCR34MS, 4 P13RCING SOUND TH4T ^«-.......
......-«^= FORC3S MY 3YES B4CK OP3N. 1 W4TCH 4S H3 =^«-......
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...-«^=£&¶ T1P OF 1T SUDD3NLY BR34KS OF 1N 4 GL4SS ¶&£=^«-...
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.......-«^ P34RLS. F1N4LLY, H3'S LOST TOO MUCH OF ^«-.......
........-« H1MS3LF 4ND TH3 SCR34M 1S CUT SHORT. «-........
.........- TH3 L4ST OF H1M R41NS DOWN. -.........
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....-«^=£& WH1RLING S34 OF COLOURS. B3LOW M3 GLOWS &£=^«-....
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