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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND  FEEL   SOMEWHAT  AT  PEACE  -  I'VE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ENTERED A BRIGHT ANOMALY. MORNING    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                LIMINALITY.               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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