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:......... TO YELLOW IN COLOR AND IS SLIGHTLY .........:
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.......... RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ..........
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«:........ THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A ........:«
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.......... EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. ..........
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