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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the  ones   untouched   by   our  mortal ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†* or  mor@£££* a "killer fact",  something *†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:=†*£@£#                 explore                  #£@£*†=:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:=†*£ it will look like  any  other force,  it £*†=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†* will  fit  in the puzzle, safe to bend - *†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=† but it  wont  be,  and the  second  they †=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                  try...                  =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            and so¨##=======t             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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