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¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ the  people  here are  pale  but  crisp, ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ reflections   of    some   other   world ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§ are   manifesting  them  into   physical §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§ form.  like  if you weren't  here,  they ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨ would  be  nothing  more  than  the  sun ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨