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......-»†^ stem and quirky gleam in its eyes grows ^†»-......
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.......... i am dreaming. a package has arrived. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... through the park i go to pick it up ..........
.......... from a bitter lady. a slot in a wall, ..........
.......... lady inside, me outside with the rest ..........
.......... of the world. ..........
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......-»†^ delivered is a ny fat cap, a nozzle (or ^†»-......
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..-»†^%£## whips shoot up from the earth. kirskale ##£%^†»-..
.-»†^%£### around my feet. concrete trenches, ###£%^†»-.
..-»†^%£## abandoned gray walls. i shall try the ##£%^†»-..
...-»†^%£# new nozzle here. #£%^†»-...
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.....-»†^% the paint inside comes out, it comes %^†»-.....
......-»†^ like a massage shower, it comes like a ^†»-......
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........-» gooey paint. »-........
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.......... doesn't hit anything. it keeps going ..........
.......... and never reaches the walls. it's ..........
.......... forever falling, but nothing will be ..........
.......... stained. ..........
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