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board are always unsuccessful, and a spirit tells them that one of the girls doesn't belong. The girls each think of someone they know who has disappeared, but
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and fetishizes their irregular heartbeats. One day, she meets up with a man who has a cardiac disease and lets her manipulate and listen to his heartbeat for her own pleasure. This puts the man's health at risk, but he is willing to die for the sake of the girl's obsession.
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cigarette. When she looks at her ceiling from outside the tent, it looks like it's covered with stars, and she admires them.
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