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,§,§§,,,,§ -\« And We Did Not Know Its Original -«\ ,,,,,,§§§,
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§§§,,§,§§, \«- Gestation, A Storage Of Strage \-« ,§§§,,,,,,
§,§§,,,§§§ \-« Fluids, A Temple To Some Kind Of -\« ,§,§§,,,,,
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§§,,,§§§,, \-« Courtyard On A Different Height, \«- §,,§,,,,§,
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,,§§§,,§,§ «-\ The Spire, Nobody Had Accessed -«\ ,§§§,,§,,,
,,§,§§,,,§ -«\ For Many Years. Once Its Walls -\« ,§,§§,,§,,
,,,,§§§,,§ -\« Are Just Too High, And The \-« ,,,§§§,,§,
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,§,§§,,§,, «-\ Play Music On Our Handhelds. -«\ ,,§,,,§,,,
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