The innermost layer of each pellet contains the drug mixed with an alkaline stabilizer.

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The innermost layer is composed of silicon.

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With her black hair lying against her pale white face, she looked like a queen who dwelled within a secluded, innermost palace, behind layer upon layer of thick curtains.

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