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##@£@%\~.. CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ..~\%@£@##
#@£@%\~... TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ...~\%@£@#
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£@%\~..... INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF .....~\%@£
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\~........ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ........~\
%\~....... PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM .......~\%
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