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.......... ................... WITH THE FALLOUT. @@ ..........
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.......... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ..........
.......... @@@@@ THERE'S A DESERT OF FANGS TO BE .. ..........
.......... ........................ CAST INTO @@@@@ ..........
.......... ~ THE LARGEST GATHERING OF SUCH ELVES .. ..........
~......... ......... WILL BE IN THE FLOATING TREE ~ .........~
†~........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ........~†
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~......... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .........~
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.......... ......................... VENEZUELA ~~~~ ..........
.......... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ..........
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