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,,,,,,,,,, ARRIVES AT THE FESTIVAL ABOUT A QUARTER ,,,,,,,,,,
-,,,,,,,,, PAST, SOUND MASKED BY THE CONCERT. ,,,,,,,,,-
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,,,,,,,,,, HAND. AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT HAND. ,,,,,,,,,,
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$%†-,,,,,, SEAMS BROADER, MORE COLORFUL. I CAN ,,,,,,-†%$
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†-,,,,,,,, AND EACH MOLECULE, ALL VIBRATING IN ,,,,,,,,-†
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,,,,,,,,,, REACTION, QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS THE ,,,,,,,,,,
-,,,,,,,,, FESTIVAL AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE IS ,,,,,,,,,-
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