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##¶§*%=«~,         FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.          ,~«=%*§¶##
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¶¶¶§*%=«~, I GET  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT I ,~«=%*§¶¶¶
##¶§*%=«~, MUST IMAGINE  THEM DOING OR SAYING. THEY ,~«=%*§¶##
##¶§*%=«~, HAVE  SOME  AGENCY,  BUT NOT  WHILE  I'M ,~«=%*§¶##
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##¶§*%=«~, INTO  MY  MIND,  SPOKEN  FROM A  GOD, OR ,~«=%*§¶##
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##¶§*%=«~, THEM  DO   WHAT  I'M  INSTRUCTED  BEFORE ,~«=%*§¶##
##¶§*%=«~, TIME'S OUT, AND THEN THEY  GET PUNISHED. ,~«=%*§¶##
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