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.....-**†£ #   *   .   up   the   arm.   #   *    . £†**-.....
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....---†*£ #   *   .   i   don't   move  the   arm. £*†---....
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.--*†*£### it   moves   further   up,    #    *   . ###£*†*--.
.--*†*££## reaches    the    armpit.    #    *    . ##££*†*--.
.....--**£ i  turn  my  head  toward  it.   #  *  . £**--.....
.--*†*£### #    *    .   looks    like    seagrass. ###£*†*--.
.--*†*£### #  *   .  it's   kinda  cute.   #   *  . ###£*†*--.
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.--*†*£### #  *  . once it's  up my neck and  on my ###£*†*--.
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.--*†*£### # *  .  the texture  is like that  of  a ###£*†*--.
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.--*†*£### #   *    .    #    *   .   cucumber.   . ###£*†*--.
.--*†*£### #  * . it's very good. # * . and i # * . ###£*†*--.
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--*†*£#### #    *   .    chew    it.    #    *    . ####£*†*--
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.--*†*£### * - this  makes it hard  for  me to push ###£*†*--.
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...---**££ * - i make to remove the  shirt, but the ££**---...
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