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-:,,,,,,,, and something followed me out, a ,,,,,,,,:-
:,,,,,,,,, yearning. a memory of being touched by ,,,,,,,,,:
,,,,,,,,,, a ray from a raspberry sun. still ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, there, everything would be gritty and ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, full of tar. rain upon it. but then a ,,,,,,,,,,
:,,,,,,,,, few bright and colorful anomalies. and ,,,,,,,,,:
-:,,,,,,,, a promise for more. ,,,,,,,,:-
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:,,,,,,,,, be too large. especially since i'm in ,,,,,,,,,:
,,,,,,,,,, the work mill and they've got their ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, eyes on me already. the feeling will ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, wane, and i will miss it, and cease to ,,,,,,,,,,
:,,,,,,,,, understand. like every day. ,,,,,,,,,:
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