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¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨& Were Much Too Close, As The Lake Should ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ Both Sides. But Now I Felt I Could ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& Almost Reach Out And Touch Them. And &¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
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¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ From Those Other Shores? I Couldn'T ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
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&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨& Marble Staircases, Stone Floors Beneath ¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ Into The Slope Like Dams Against The &¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ Ground Itself. ¨&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& Narrowed Lake My Entire Path To Where I ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& Sat: From The Stairwell Of My House, ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
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¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ Thinking Back, This Was Probably It. ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨& Much Like The Ones I Currently Sat On, &¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ Onto The Esker. The Point Of Entry. Had ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
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