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@@@#$^:~:. SLOWLY START TO PIECE TOGETHER MY .:~:^$#@@@
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@$$::..... ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM SQUIRM, .....::$$@
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##@#$^:~:. FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND, AND .:~:^$#@##
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