,,! ,,ELEPHANT'S ,,*
  ,,9 ! ,HI< & ,F>-,(F ,"TS ! ,ELEPHANT1
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  ,"O F9E MORN+ 9 ! MI4LE (! ,PRECES.N
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IS ! SAME ?+4
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