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Nio Guardians
Sunday, July 22, 2007
One guardian mouths "ahhh"—referring to the beginning of the cosmos.
The other guardian mouths "mmmm"—the end of the cosmos.
Together, these two sounds symbolize the beginning and ending of the cosmos.
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