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@*//,,,,,, first hit - in the stomach.  and then in ,,,,,,//*@
##@@*%/~,, the    neck.     #    lights    strobing ,,~/%*@@##
##@@*%/~,, ,   #    in    angel   patterns   #    , ,,~/%*@@##
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@*/~~,,,,, ,  ,   ,   ,   #   ,  ,   #  ,  ,   ,  , ,,,,,~~/*@
##@@*%/~,, ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  #  ,  ,  #  ,  ,  ,  ,  , ,,~/%*@@##
#@*%~~,,,, body broken, bleeding, kicked  again and ,,,,~~%*@#
###@@*/~,, again   (now  down   on  the  concrete), ,,~/*@@###
##@@*%/~,, ~     #     ribs     cracked.     #    ~ ,,~/%*@@##
##@@*%/~,, ~      #     ~      ~      ~     #     ~ ,,~/%*@@##
#@%/~,,,,, ~   ~    #    ~    ~    ~    #    ~    ~ ,,,,,~/%@#
##@@*%/~,, ~   ~   ~   #  ~   ~   ~   #   ~   ~   ~ ,,~/%*@@##
@@@@*%/~,, consciousness    rerouted    into    the ,,~/%*@@@@
##@@*%/~,, escaping blood. mixed  with the glow  of ,,~/%*@@##
##@@*%/~,, the  streetlights and  carried away into ,,~/%*@@##
@@@*%~,,,, the    hands    of    the    angel.    , ,,,,~%*@@@
##@@*%/~,, ,  ,   ~   /   %   *   %   /   ~   ,   , ,,~/%*@@##
@**%//~~,, ,      ,      ~      /     ~     ,     , ,,~~//%**@
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@@*%%~~,,, she  lifts  her  cupped  hands   to  her ,,,~~%%*@@
@@***%/~,, muzzle    ,     ,    ,    and    drinks. ,,~/%***@@
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#@*/,,,,,, ,    ,    ,    #    #    #    ,    ,   , ,,,,,,/*@#
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