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¨&&&&¨&¨¨¨ THEMSELVES. THERE IS A HUNGER IN THEM &&&&&¨&&&¨
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&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&&
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¨&&¨&&&&&¨ MADE OF SOME STRANGE STONE. THEIR &&¨¨¨&&¨&¨
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¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ "OUT OF THIS WORLD", I THINK, HAVING NO &&&¨¨&&&&¨
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¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ TO BECOME ABOUT HALF AS BIG", THEY TELL &&&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&¨&&&&&&& ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH ¨¨&¨&&&¨&¨
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