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,~=*%%**£@     A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL    @£**%%*=~,
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,~=*%*§£@#            A PROMISE FOR MORE.           #@£§*%*=~,
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,~=*%*§£@#  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  #@£§*%*=~,
,~=*%*§£@#              YOUR POCKET...              #@£§*%*=~,
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,~=*%*§§§@  LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A @§§§*%*=~,
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,~=*%*§£@#  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  #@£§*%*=~,
,~=*%*§£@#        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       #@£§*%*=~,
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