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,,,,,,^;%&  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   &£;^^,,,,,
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,^~;%£&@##  a feather boa wrapped around a velvet   ##@&£%;~^,
,^~;%£&@## lizard, surfacing for milliseconds at a  ##@&£%;~^,
,^~~~;%%£&    time, calling, tugging at my arms.    &£%%;~~~^,
,^~;%£&@@@   begging me to sink back down and be    @@@&£%;~^,
,^~;%£&@##  with them, with their kind. easy to get ##@&£%;~^,
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,,,,^~~%£&   eyes on me already. the feeling will   &£%~~^,,,,
,,,,,,,~%&  wane, and i will miss it, and cease to  &%~,,,,,,,
,,,^^^^;%&        understand. like every day.       &%;^^^^,,,
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