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¨.~††*£¶## Didn'T  Recognize Them. First  Off, They ##¶£*††~.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~†*¶ The Moss,  And  Strange  Slabs  Inserted ¶*†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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