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    funny         The 
    unspoken *   *   rules
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     Exempt     _     from
        the     detailed
         IKEA       instructions
    Precise             rules
 practiced                  by 
 my                         parents
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those    with        less  wisdom
Everyoneseems            to know
    Before            its
    19th            anniversary
    Owning     a    4-seater
    table     means  Until
     then,     it   shouldn’t   /\/\/\\/  /     \/\/ 
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title.                                                                             Coffee 
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