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It will being paranoid of everyone who comes up to give you a great background for later when you and wants to chat about spiritual things, you are comfortable enough and self-assured but you should let wisdom and common sense enough to tackle face-to-face conversations guide you. Always analyze what the person is with people who may be trying to take advan- saying to you, analyze the person zirself, and tage of you.

If any study, always try to stick with informal study of these things set alarm bells off for you, groups where everyone has an equal say.

You'll find that some persons within the group Feel free to challenge someone's beliefs that can be considered authorities on certain top- you disagree with -- sometimes there's noth- ics, but as long as they're not always trying to ing better than a heated debate on theology. These and Unreal psychic war dialogues are just a very com- The Taoists have an exercise geared mon and dramatic way to pull people into toward honing your subtle perceptions.

They the group, incite them with a purpose, and let recognize that, especially in the early stages them run around as pawns for one or more of awareness, it is very difficult to separate a cultish-type leaders. Also, if someone comes up to you and The exercise is called "Clear Perception claims to have information for you because of the Real and Unreal" and it hinges upon the they've known you in a past life, try to make ability to turn the perceptions inward to "see" certain that you get impressions that reinforce the inner workings of the body.

That's another dialogue that I've seen misused in groups in Excercise: Clear Perception of the Real and the past, and unfortunately many a poor inno- Unreal cent has had zir head screwed on backwards The exercise starts like most Taoist exer- with tall tales of a long ago life in a magickal cises: with a state of deep meditation. Once time that's nothing more than a tale someone the meditative state has been achieved, focus was spinning to gain zir affection. Pay absolute attention There is nothing wrong with listening to your body.

First, focus on the energy as it to what people have to say. In fact, I encour- passes through the many channels and cen- age everyone to keep an open mind, because ters in your body. But and interconnect, and how they relate to the this will take time. Then try the exercise again, a few Examine each chakra in detail. Do not weeks later. Actually try to see your heart, both the reconstructionist portion of the Pagan inside and out.

See your lungs, your liver. UPG stands for either dark spots. For example, if someone because that might bias your visualization -- offered red beer to the Egyptian goddess and it is easy to use your imagination to fill in Sekhmet and experienced that it pleased Her, the blanks when you cannot quite perceive as that would be corroborated by the Egyptian clearly as you would like.

If someone offered Sekhmet dark choco- From your organs, move on to your bones. See how the joints connect. Pay careful ily include but are not limited to: attention to every little detail.

Then record your impressions. Try to draw When UPG, like a premonition, comes true. This principle is useful in denoting that Finally, go out and get an anatomy book personal belief is derived from experience that the library should have one.

Compare your cannot necessarily be proven but is, nonethe- impressions to what this book says. How ac- less, real and true for the person who under- curate were your perceptions? How much of went the experience. Stating that something is the exercise do you think was your imagina- UPG or derived from UPG is a way of saying, tion trying to fill in the blanks for you?

It should supplement lore and ing off results. Multiple Intelligences Autognosis Multiple intelligences is a theory put Autognosis is the process of under- forth by Howard Gardner.

Gardner proposed standing oneself. How one thinks, reacts, and that the traditional notion of intelligence was perceives the world. Having clear self-under- far too limited, and did not represent the full standing aids in more clearly understanding range of human potential. In Gardner's theo- the boundaries between one's own internal ry, there are eight areas of intelligence: bodily- mental and emotional terrain and subtle per- kinesthetic, interpersonal, verbal-linguistic, ceptions that go into magical or energy work.

This is particularly true for ligence area. They help assess patterns in behavior, of the other two learning styles. Talking thoughts and feelings. Often they give a about aura colors visual energy fields might general overview of major characteristics that lead to confusion or disheartenment to a can aid and providing a general framework in tactile learner, who might be better at feel- self-understanding.

Two common personality ing energy fields, or the auditory learner, who tests are the Enneagram personality system might get more of a hearing sensation. For example, if one primarily Beyond the testing for learning styles, senses things in a tactile fashion by touch , intelligence and personality, practices like zie may have difficulty with a visual medita- meditation, journaling and talk therapy are tion.

If one is aware of this fact, pathworkings all tools that can contribute to helping under- can be adapted to engage more of the senses stand the self. Even simply taking long, solo one is most comfortable using. The the texture or temperature, creating a more key is to find something that works for you real experience. Having a clear understanding of per- Why is it important? The search for sonal learning style can help a person work self and use of subtle senses is by no means though material directed toward other learn- an exact science; there is much up to inter- ing styles, as well as aid in subtle energy and pretation or subject to changed.

The mental memory work. There are many tests available landscape is very fluid and easy to change. What studies have shown the mind can reconstruct are you trying to gain? Or, perhaps, what memories or subtle impressions to fit a sug- could possibly be gained? Why do you need gestion or model.

There is also a phenomenon to talk about it with people who do not have known as cryptomnesia, where you read some- a framework to understand it by? There is a thing, forget you read it, and then remember wide assortment of communities both on and it later but think you came up with it all on offline where one can share ideas and seek your own.

This sort of thing skews results and help amongst people who generally do not conclusions dramatically, which is why we have to be convinced first. While outright de- so highly recommend writing things down ception is not advocated, it is possible to have indelibly before sharing with someone else. It easy to get swept up in a group and led to is not like I am harming anyone by what I do, places or conclusions that are not comfortable nor does it affect how I do my job or conduct or just plain wrong.

Remember, YOU are the relations, so knowing that should not change only expert on yourself; while others can give their opinions of me, right? It would be lovely suggestions, it is solely your responsibility to if that were the case, but the fact remains decide what is true and what is not. Anyone that we are still judged by our family, friends, else who claims to be an expert on you is dan- co-workers, and strangers for what we do or gerous or deluded.

One silence is prized and regarded as a necessary may lose friends or family, or even lovers and element. The distinction between knowing relationships. While it is illegal in most areas when to speak and when to remain silent is a to discriminate in the workplace, there are skill that anyone, magician or non-magician, ways of making someone feel unwelcome to should learn to develop. From a magical the point where zie does not feel comfortable perspective, it is to keep the energies of a working there.

Parents can also have their working intact and undistracted, but we also parenting skills called into question by overly- maintain a certain amount of discretion about concerned relatives and teachers.

This will beliefs and practices, attitudes and prefer- not happen in every situation; it is imperative ences, especially when we are not certain they that each person evaluates zir own individual will be received positively. In the same way situation critically, to see where the risks may you do not reveal your bedroom activities to lie. Some career fields are more at risk than your co-workers, at least until you know them others those in the public eye, those involved well, it is also ill-advised to reveal religious with children, those in conservative fields , as beliefs or theories of the fringe or unproven well as some families and friends.

This is not to say one can never share If one has decided disclosure is neces- with someone not currently in the same sub- sary and the risk is not too great, then the cultures or religions, merely that one must be best way to approach such things is to begin careful and reveal things only in their proper with what your audience already knows or time to who might be able to consider them: with which it is familiar, and to focus more proper time, proper place, proper mood.

Not only do comes as second nature. But most of us only Westerners typically lack an understanding understand how to harness and manipulate of the general concepts, the English language energy on an instinctual level. That there are notably lacks the proper vocabulary: there is rules to how energy works, not to mention no clear linguistic differentiation between the risks and dangers to using it improperly, rarely many different types of energy, from the en- crosses our minds.

We feel. We do. And we ergy that powers your television to the energy do not question the process as much as maybe that fuels life. Energy is energy, right? So it we should. If that were the definite risks, it is prudent to discuss those case, and the concept as interchangeable as considerations early on. Certainly this is not the words, a Reiki Master would never need to to say that energy work is so dangerous that pay an electric bill again.

Since we do lack this it should be avoided at all costs. Energy work terminology, English speakers often borrow is at the core of who we are.

However, we terms from other cultures that have more ex- should realize that some care and some cau- perience with these notions, words like prana, tion is advised for working with energy for qi, chi, ki, as well as others. The terms rarely any intense or extended period of time. Energy as discussed in this Nerve Burn document generally has to do with life energy, Nerve burn seems to be an effect that or vitality.

It is invisible, governed by the will, prolonged and unusually intense exposure to and comes from a variety of places. Healthy Dose of ways. In most systems that acknowledge vital energy and have devoted some study to its un-. Caution derstanding, the nerves are thought to either run parallel to the natural internal channels Thanks to techniques such as Reiki and along which the energy courses or they are Qi Gong, quite a number of people are now themselves concurrent with those channels.

But using any other part of the body. Too much many energy workers overlook the fact that energy over too prolonged a time will result energy can be a dangerous force as well, and in pain and tingling, until the channels are al- like any form of energy it must be handled lowed to rest and recover. We cannot deny that vital energy, Energy manipulation is a relatively new which is subtle and almost physically intangi- technology here in the West.

By Western ble, has a decidedly tangible impact upon the standards, it is not even a technology at all, physical body. If this were not the case, we but something that falls more into the realm would not be harnessing this energy in order of pseudoscience. But past cultures, particu- to affect a healing on another person.

When larly those of China, India, and Tibet, have healing, or doing other energy work, we chan- taken energy work very seriously and have nel that energy through our own bodies into devoted hundreds, if not thousands, of years the body of another in order to affect a physi- to its study and perfection as a technology of cal change through a subtle act. If we assume the soul. For this reason, we have pulled muscle or a broken bone.

If we have to be careful. The sensation of nerve burn is simi- However, a Western doctor is generally go- lar to having pinched a nerve, but it comes ing to have no idea how to treat damage to only after working with energy. There is a the energy channels. Because these channels painful tingling in the fingers and hand, and do not even exist in his worldview, zie is very sometimes this extends all the way up to the likely to misdiagnose the problem and subject elbow.

A lack of coordination in the fingers you to a wide number of expensive and futile can result, as can slight to severe trembling. Few energy Additionally, there can be streaks of pain that workers here in the West really understand run down the wrist and arm, usually follow- the physiology of these channels, and so these ing the major energy channels. The muscles are also not qualified to really diagnose or of that limb can also feel exhausted and trem- treat damage to these areas.

Even we our- bling, and this will strongly resemble the kind selves are just starting to understand what of muscular exhaustion that results from an a complex and finely tuned system we have electrolyte imbalance after prolonged exercise. For these rea- ing too much energy through a particular part sons, we should take extra care to not dam- of the body, generally the hands and arms, age these channels in ourselves, as there is as these are the most common focus for any no guarantee that we are going to know how kind of energy manipulation or healing work.

The wire can be damaged, if There are long-term hazards to shunt- it does not burn out entirely. Consistently damaging the system can naturally repair themselves over time. Nerve result in severe and long-term problems that burn can also occur from generally placing manifest physically.

Psychic vampires who demands on your energetic system that are never get their energy under control can often higher than it can maintain, which will also continue to exist in a very imbalanced state; heal itself given time to rest, like a strained the energy that courses through them has muscle.

In one observed case, The energy channels have to be seen a year-old man had hands that shook con- as equivalent to any other part of the body.

When Pushing them beyond the limits of what they asked, he said there was no identifiable medi- can safely handle will result in fatigue and cal reason for the trembling. Looking on the pain. Like muscles, it is very possible that subtle level, one could see that the energy they can be pushed to a point where actual channels were all but burnt out in zir.

They damage can occur, and this may take weeks had been put under too much stress time and or even months to heal.

It is entirely feasible again because he never understood what he that pushing them well beyond their limits, was doing with them but still instinctively especially successively over a number of times, used them. Sudden and drastic changes in sions to fifteen minutes at a time. Blood pressure also may be affect- Over time, you will probably be able to do ed, and in some cases dangerously low energy more, but anything over an hour at a time is can also result in markedly low blood pressure not recommended, and at least space this out and triggering of pre-existing heart conditions.

You do not need to be an energy Hercules, after all. Safe Handling At all times, pay attention to what it As with any exercise that could poten- feels like to work with the energy. Try to get tially overtax a muscle, the best approach to a sense of your energy channels, and try to handling energy is to know your limits. In get a sense of how much energy you shunt order to build strength and endurance in the through your system at a time naturally. Over muscular system, one must engage in regu- time, learn how to gauge different levels of lar exercise.

This holds true for the energetic intensity, because there are radically different system as well. You cannot run out to a gym levels of intensity when it comes to energy. You also can- and you may find that only a small, but very not start working with energy and expect to intense, amount will exhaust you in a few be able to affect a massive healing with no minutes, even when you are used to working previous preparation.

You have to work up to with a middling quality of energy for an hour it, and to try to force yourself to such a level at a time. You are asking for all the pain and suffering that Just as with your physical body, pay at- you get. Not only are you putting yourself at tention when things start to hurt. Pain means risk, but if you have not learned the control or there is something wrong; it is that simple.

Give yourself a rest. Try struck here. Working with energy for pro- not to shunt energy through that part of your longed periods of time can cause nerve burn, body at all. Give it a day or two, and then but if you are going to build up your strength try just a little bit in order to see if the pain and endurance for it, if you are going to in- persists. If there is still a level of discomfort, crease your capacity, you must work with or if you find that you have difficulty focusing energy regularly.

This is not a once a month energy through that part of your body at all, thing, but more like a twice or three-times a you have probably done more than just super- week thing, just like exercise. Set time aside ficial damage. Some excellent beginner ergy worker in order to see if they can do exercises could be working on a daily shield something about this.

The trick here, how- and a regular chakra sensing and cleaning. This might just This might exhaust you, but as you keep at it, do as much harm as good, since moving ener- you will build your endurance. When work- gy through there is what caused the problem ing with it that long and that frequently is no in the first place. Just let it serve as a them the tools they desired.

In these cases, it cautionary tale so that when you do work tends to be that the individual already pos- with energy, you do so carefully and with an sesses such gifts, and did at a fairly young age.

As for the sensing itself, there are Basic Energy many different modalities of sensing. Some people will never be able to actually see an Perception aura, but they probably have a different way The quest to develop subtle sensitivity of perceiving subtle energy, such as a certain is generally one shared by all vampires.

Since feeling they perceive on their skin when walk- energy is not, on its own, perceptible to the ing through different energy fields, different naked senses, it is not generally noticed to sounds, or even different smells.

Most people those not paying attention. Extrapolating from this, one in an experience where your primary sense is early way to begin developing extra-sensory definitely picking up something. When you are perception is to focus on developing sensory certain you are perceiving something, try to perception. Spend some time with your five associate a different sense with it. Ask yourself senses; learn to identify the minutest changes.

With practice, you should eventually is less than five degrees, nor hear someone be able to perceive in whichever sense works walking behind them. As you focus more and best for the occasion, or a variety of senses to more on development of the physical five, you confirm input. Perceptions Anyone has the capability to develop Most of the impressions you will get a certain amount of subtle perception, but it through various forms of energy reading will is not a level of sensitivity we commonly use, be highly symbolic.

You will see colors, feel so it takes practice. Despite senses. Would it not make sense those people the number of various popular associations are the ones who have a higher need to use black meaning ill health or receptivity, purple such things, like vampires? Yet many vampires meaning spirituality, etc.

Set up a comfortable environment for work- Learning to understand and grasp these ing in a meditative state lowered lights, symbols is one of the areas in which keeping a comfortable clothing, music if needed.

Take journal and conferring with others can be ex- yourself into a light trance state, where your ceptionally useful. Here you can record exactly conscious mind is relaxed and your subcon- what it is you see, followed by the interpreta- scious is more accessible. Once you have reached this trance state, Then, at a later point in time you can review have your partner name something that you your materials to see if there are patterns may see come up as a symbol in subtle read- between what you see and the actual correct ings.

Examples of this can be colors red, interpretation. In your trance state, individual reader. This is usually the best refer- do not think about what your partner has ence available, as most common interpreta- said, simply observe what associations spring tion books are so generalized as to be useless. Do not try and direct the thoughts; On the other hand, most readers experience if something absolutely random springs to more problems with interpretation then they mind, go with it.

When you have fin- tempt to sway you. Continue with several other terms, as The thing to keep in mind is that you many as you can hold the trance state for are not only interpreting a symbol set, but and that you and your partner have come up also developing one. The subconscious wants with. If you have with yourself. At first this can be very much achieved a trance state, these are the asso- like two people with very few common phras- ciations your subconscious makes with these es trying to figure out how to talk, but as you concepts, thus, your symbol set.

See if easier. If you get no impressions for a concept, do not worry about it; move on to The Rosetta Stone was an archaeologi- the next and try again some other time. You cal milestone that allowed linguists to begin may also wish to do this practice regularly, as to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics into other symbol meanings can change and adapt over more common languages, by establishing time.

If you reading have each person write or draw what cannot write while in trance, you can have a they experienced — both their individual im- second recorder to dictate your impressions. Then, and only then, compare end. Writing things down prevents people from mentally re-inventing Real vs. False Perceptions what they saw. This is something people Almost no one can assure that they will tend to do unintentionally when presented have accurate perceptions all of the time — the with information that contradicts with their best readers instead can tell when their per- interpretations.

It is this self-awareness are different it is entirely feasible that you can that defines a good reader, and not the ability have more then one set of initial impressions to always be able to get an impression.

This is why it is important to a lot of practice — ideally, recorded practice, so keep track of both the impressions and the that you are less inclined to become a victim interpretations of these impressions. This is helpful later, but probably less critical. Links One factor that has been occasionally An integral part of Kherete practice used to determine whether a psychic impres- and ritual are links, the subtle connections sion was legit or not is to attempt to deter- between people, objects, and nonphysical enti- mine how one arrived at a particular conclu- ties.

However, links do affect all logically map out. If you can logically figure other castes as well, and should be kept in out how you got to a conclusion, then that mind regarding everything from relationships can be evidence of the modeling tendency of to feeding.

However, this can Another helpful practice is doing work manifest in different qualities and strengths. In most cases, this obviously pre- supposes a group of people who you can at Characteristics least somewhat trust, but there are methods One varying aspect of connections is of even dealing with that.

When you perform activity. Typically, energy flows back and forth an exercise together such as an energy body along the link. If there is no energy moving through but spend a lot of time with, who know one the link, it is inactive. Ever lost contact unequal connections, which brings us to the with a very close friend for weeks, months, or fourth aspect.

Direction is another aspect of connec- In many such cases, the friendship picks up tions. This refers to the directional flow of almost right where it left off, dynamics barely energy along the link. Just because a connec- changed, as if only days had passed since the tion links two people and energy flows along last meeting. More often, it seems to fluctu- the connection never died, was never severed.

Often, a very active connection is at the time. If person A is putting more effort stronger than a less active bond, but not into the friendship or romantic relationship, always. The close friendship mentioned ear- or business relationship , zie is also putting lier that went dormant would be a strong in more energy, and so the energy flows with connection despite its low activity. Links can greater volume and intensity from person A be perceived as cords, like veins or arteries to person B.

If person C has a deficiency of stretching from one subtle energetic body energy due to stress, energetic nature, etc to another. Stronger connections are thicker, and person D has a surplus of it for whatever larger; weaker connections are thread-like reason, there will likely be a directional flow capillaries.

Stronger connections, while they from D to C. Many good friendships, of course, may not be active, nonetheless have a higher have a roughly equal flow of energy - bidirec- capacity for activity; more energy can course tional rather than unidirectional - but unidi- through them at higher speeds than weaker rectional connections or connections with un- connections.

More on this in a later piece. Stronger connections are more likely to also A shallow link, even a strong one, is be deep connections, but not always: it is shallowly rooted, like a tree grown into an possible to have a strong yet shallow con- inch of soil over bedrock.

A bit of weight, a nection, like a broad yet shallow river. Depth hard tug, or a storm can pull it out, roots and describes how close a link is rooted to the all.

A deep con- core of the energetic body. Such things might and casual friends. How can a strong connection be a Links can be pre-existing. If you meet shallow one? This pre-existing connection can carry strengthens bonds between people. The more its own baggage from the prior incarnation, intense and concentrated the energetic ex- which often complicates the relationship.

The growth may be can also affect connections. By listening and taking in what intercourse. A conversation, then, is a very basic Links have myriad uses. You can en- energetic exchange. Through time spent, ac- ergetically check up on someone you have a tivities shared, and conversation traded, two link to; you can bypass the shields of someone people might exchange a great deal of en- you have a link with; you can feed or donate ergy over time; they may grow closer, get to from a distance with links, or indeed do much know each other well, and develop a specific distance energy work via a link.

The connection or link between them grows stronger and deeper as This has its drawbacks as well, of more energy is exchanged. Focus on them and on ness and connection that can be intense, even feeling the line of connection between the overwhelming. You may find, espe- time with your friend just out of sight. If you cially with a newly formed or newly activated wish to experiment further, play hide-and-seek in the case of links existing from past incar- with your friend, attempting to find them us- nations link that you begin feeling emotions ing only the connection between you.

As stated that emotion as well. This There are ways to mitigate the unde- means that no matter how good your all-pur- sired effects of links. The following are cally shield the links you have to other people. To shield a link, focus on the link as After grounding and centering, focus described above. Use whatever imagery works on a person that you have a connection to a for you in order to filter or shield it: a door close friend, significant other, or family mem- slamming shut and bolted, a screen sliding ber, for example.

It reminder of the person nearby a picture or is perhaps best to put up soft filters screens, one of their possessions. Think of how the cheesecloth, sieves instead of hard shields person looks, feels, and sounds. Think of how metal doors, brick walls, massive rock , at you perceive their energy. Think of the things least for connections that you want to keep you do together and the ways you interact active, friends you want to remain close to. Shielding by its very nature creates distance.

Turn your attention to your heart Filters are better in cases where closeness area, where links most often have their root.

Or Severing Links perhaps you perceive a tangle of connections, When shielding alone just will not cut all of the ones that you possess.

One link it and you need more distance, links can be should stand out among those, prominent in severed. The damage should pick up on the person that you seek.

For information on sever- towards your friend, rather than an almost- ing links, refer to section 58 Breaking Links visual cord. Situational Factors Many people find that fasting lightly, or at least avoiding heavy foods, can For many psychics, the situation in help with their receptivity. Likewise people which they work can have a huge impact on sometimes find that being slightly tired can their ability to get impressions and to be ac- help while others find the act of reading curate with those impressions.

Lighting in a exhausting, and cannot really work in a tired room, emotional state, amount you have eaten state at all. With ping shields and being receptive. For this practice a reader should be able to work in reason, it can often be helpful to have an area less and less ideal circumstances, but initially that is already cleansed, warded, and physi- stacking all of the situational cards in your fa- cally safe to work in.

This can also help, as the vor is often a good way to go. Truthfully, even energy of the place itself should be familiar very experienced readers who can work under enough so as not to affect the reading. The any circumstances often have their readings real key to developing an appropriate situa- improved through idealizing their conditions. Situational factors help to relax and focus the mind onto the task at hand. The environmen- tal factors can also help in some situations to allay fears and cut down on the amount of self-questioning which goes on.

The key to learning what envi- ronmental factors work best is remarkably similar to the advice listed several times before — practice and experiment with various conditions, consider recording which work best and which do not work, and then go from there. Oh, and keep good records. While what conditions are ideal for each person is extremely variable, there are some general rules that seem to apply.

The lighting level in the area should be somewhat dimmed, but not dim enough that you actu- ally have trouble seeing. Some people find the level of light emitted by candles to be ideal for this. A similar way to describe this level of light is that it should still be possible — but somewhat straining — to read book-text at this level.

If you are energetically-sensitive, the source of the lighting can also be a factor. The Subtle Body The subtle reality is a strange and your breathing, start to feel your heart as fascinating place. A part of our reality and yet well. Feel the rhythm of your heart and lungs separate from it, the subtle reality weaves in moving in counterpoint. Try to expand your and out of our awareness like smoke or fog.

Feel every- ity, it is clear that it functions upon a set of thing all at once: heart, breath, lungs, blood. As you inhale, it grows brighter. So we As you exhale, it grows dimmer. Keeping the return to our original question: how do we rhythm of heart and lungs in the back of your perceive the subtle reality? Although it is not mind, start to focus on this light within you. Every time you subtle reality is to gain a perception of your breathe, every time your heart pulses, this own subtle self.

If you practice meditation or light grows stronger, warmer. It is stronger some form of martial art, you may know how and brighter at your center, but now that you to do this already, even if you really did not notice it, you see that it extends throughout understand what you were doing before now. The light is carried by the Find some quiet time in your schedule. You want some place comfortable to the tips of your toes. It travels across to to do this, but not so comfortable that you your arms, down to your fingers.

It pulses will fall asleep. You may want some soothing up your neck to your head, filling the space music playing in the background - just loud behind your eyes. If there is a particular type of incense ing and your heart in the back of your mind. If you have now.

You will probably also begin to feel a trouble remembering the visualization, you tingling in your body. It may start at your may want to read it into a tape and play it hands or your feet, but it will probably spread back for yourself. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

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