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Hm...</span><br />
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He goes through the files but to no avail, no backup turns up. Nothing
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useful either. He does, however, find a note from 2030 saying that the
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inhabitants of <dome city> have proven to be unhelpful when asked
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inhabitants of Sunside Cove have proven to be unhelpful when asked
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for assistance. Too bad they are the ones that have a backup of the
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secondary hard drive – assuming there is anyone still living there.
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</p>
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outside the dome.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">So there is no way we can help him?</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Well not directly. Facility 53 does happen to
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be on the mountain above <dome city> but it isn't connected to
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the dome.</span><br />
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be on the mountain above Sunside Cove, but it isn't connected
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to the dome.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">How did he get there then?</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">He ... didn't. He's been there from
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the start.</span><br />
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@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ i dont know where would i find it
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You are in the city under the mountain, right?
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yes <name of city>
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yes sunside cove
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The library should have it.
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I need the service manual for a Neotek Dynamics B33FY-AF Bunker Door.
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<p class="quote speech">
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<span class="comment">TODO: whole paragraph speech formatting</span>
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<span class="quote speech">I guess I owe you an explanation.
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We are working on getting the gates to the <span class="comment">dome
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city</span> opened. When the city was built, it was seen as sort of a
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plan B for humanity in case things would get worse, not as a hiding
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space for eternity. Over time though, knowledge of what happened outside
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turned into fear and a bunch of <i>what if</i>s, and any attempt to talk
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sense into city officials fell on deaf ears.</span>
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We are working on opening up the gates connecting Sunside Cove to
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the outside world. When the city was built, it was seen as sort of a
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temporary plan B for humanity in case things would get worse, not as
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a hiding space for all eternity. Over time though, knowledge of what
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happened outside turned into fear and a bunch of <i>what if</i>s, and
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any attempt to talk sense into city officials fell on deaf ears.</span>
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</p>
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<p class="quote speech">
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<span class="comment">TODO: whole paragraph speech formatting</span>
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through the landscape. Annie looks up, into the distance: The ruins
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further down the valley are larger the closer they are to the center
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of the urban area below.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">It's much bigger than <dome
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city>.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Many things are bigger than <dome city>.
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<span class="quote speech">It's much bigger than
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Sunside Cove.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Many things are bigger than Sunside Cove.
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This is the smaller of two sister cities.</span><br />
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He points towards another urban center in the distance.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">That over there is Sentinel Shores, the place
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- buildings in various stages of disrepair
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- no sky scrapers
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- many things were left behind, definitely worth looting random buildings
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- Underground Dome City
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- still needs a name
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- Sunside Cove
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- underground dome city
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- inside a huge hermetically sealed dome under a mountain
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- basically a normal city otherwise
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- mostly three to five story buildings
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- Jack gets woken up due to impending hardware failure
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- Michelle stays preserved until she gets woken up by Jack
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- has enough supplies to last a lot of ppl for a long time
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- <underground dome city> library
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- Sunside Cove library
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- has large computers in the basement
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- retro-futuristic data center
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- located in Rogue Tides
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center console.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">The next maintenence expedition is scheduled
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for 2011... I don't think anyone ever stepped foot in here after
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<dome city> was closed off.</span><br />
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Sunside Cove was sealed off.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">It wouldn't surprise me.</span> Annie
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turns around and leans against the center console.
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<span class="quote speech">Apart from a small group, the entire city is
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<p>
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The group sits around the pot with leftovers on the gas stove, enjoying
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the view of the skyline from above. They had decided to wait on top of
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one of the tallest sky scrapers the city had to offer to increase their
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odds of seeing where Emily would land. The intense light of the setting
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sun paints Nova Metropolis in vibrant hues of yellow and orange and the
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moon is already visible in the sky. They are engaged in a conversation
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about the mind-boggling vastness of space and all it contains.
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the view of the skyline from above. To increase their odds of seeing
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where Emily would land, they had decided to wait on top of one of the
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tallest sky scrapers the city had to offer. The intense light of the
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setting sun paints Nova Metropolis in vibrant hues of yellow and orange
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while the moon is already coming over the horizon. They are engaged in
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a conversation about the mind-boggling vastness of space and all it
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contains.
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</p>
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<p class="strong">
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bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep
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bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep
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</p>
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<p>
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The alarm on Jack's watch interrupts them. He presses one of the
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They get up. James pulls a pair of binoculars out of his bag. Jack does
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the same. Annie looks at both of them - her face clearly showing her
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disappointment.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Don't worry, I gotchu.</span> says Jack
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as he pulls a second pair out of his bag before they start walking
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towards the edge.
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<span class="quote speech">Don't worry, I got ya.</span> says Jack
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as he pulls a second pair out of his bag and hands it to her with a grin.
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<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Oh, thank you!</span> She takes it and they
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start walking towards the edge.
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</p>
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<p>
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Michelle and James are already leaning against the railing and looking
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towards the sky. Jack and Annie join them. Jack takes a compass out of
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towards the sky. Annie and Jack join them. Jack takes a compass out of
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his pocket and briefly looks at it. Then, he points in a direction in the
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sky and says:<br />
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<span class="quote speech">The shuttle should appear somewhere around
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<span class="quote speech">I see it! There!</span> she exclaims before
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handing them back to him.<br />
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It looks like a tiny, red glowing dot in the sky, slowly growing in size.
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For a few minutes, nothing seems to happen. The dot gets bigger and
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bigger, turning into a black triangle as the glow dims and finally
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For a few minutes, not much seems to happen. The dot gets bigger and
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bigger, turning into a black triangle as the glow fades and finally
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disappears. The shuttle sheds its heat shield as it slowly comes closer.
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</p>
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<p>
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Around the 15 minute mark, Jack notices that it has moved almost above
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them.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">That's a bit too close for comfort –
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and way too fast.</span> he says.<br />
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Parts appear to be breaking off from it. They watch the last couple
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minutes of the fall realizing that something has gone seriously wrong.
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It plummets into the city, taking multiple buildings down with it.
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The ground shakes slightly. Nobody says anything for a while as they
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watch the buildings around the impact crumble and the remaining parts
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rain out of the sky in a mix of awe and shock.
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<span class="quote speech">That's a bit too close for comfort
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– and way too fast.</span><br />
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Looking at Annie, who seems visibly scared, he adds:<br />
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<span class="quote speech">It's not gonna hit us, the odds of that
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are pretty slim, but something's not right.</span><br />
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As if on cue, the back of the shuttle breaks apart, turning into a
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cloud of fragments. <span class="comment">need a better way to say the
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very back</span> The rest plummets into the city moments later, taking
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multiple buildings down with it. The ground shakes slightly. Nobody says
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anything for a while as they watch the buildings around the impact
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crumble and the remaining parts of the shuttle rain out of the sky in a
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mix of shock and awe.
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</p>
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<p>
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Michelle interrupts the silence: <span class="quote speech">Guys, over
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there!</span> She points into the sky behind them.
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<span class="quote speech">A parachute...</span><br />
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<span class="comment">Jack: She has more luck than sense.</span><br />
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<span class="comment">reaction needed – something along the lines
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of "Sie hat mehr Glück als Verstand"</span><br />
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They watch as it disappears between the buildings.
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</p>
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<p>
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Annie walks over to Jack's bag and, on a hunch, unpacks the radio
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he had insisted on bringing.<br />
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Annie walks over to their bags and, on a hunch, unpacks the radio
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Jack had insisted on bringing.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">Maybe, she can hear us from here...</span>
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<br />
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She hooks up the battery, flips the power switch, and turns the frequency
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that clear at some point before this chapter. Maybe include the part where
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Jack insists on bringing it.</span><br />
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<span class="quote speech">Emily, can you hear us? Are you okay?</span>
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<span class="comment">Might benefit from proper radio protocol</span>
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<br />
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They hear a slightly distorted but clearly happy response through the
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noise:<br />
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