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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hundreds of  miles. from a  narrow  line ###¨¨###¨#
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¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨# reflections    of   some   other   world ¨#¨¨######
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#¨¨###¨#¨¨ are   manifesting  them   into  physical ¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
##¨#¨¨###¨ form.  like if  you weren't  here,  they #¨¨¨¨#¨###
¨¨###¨#¨¨# would  be  nothing  more  than  the  sun ##¨¨¨###¨¨
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