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Premium Member Quest For Space a Clue

A neverending compulsion.
The more space you have,
the more you want to fill it up.
Just take "uu" from "vacuum"
and add it to "continue",
"mm".


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“I think humans have a natural desire to fill empty spaces”  
Will Shortz, New York Times, Crosswords Editor
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