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,-~\%£#@## HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ##@#£%\~-,
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,,,,,~\\£@ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. @£\\~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~%# BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL #%~,,,,,,,
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,-~%£#@### ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ###@#£%~-,
,-~\%£#@## BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ##@#£%\~-,
,-~\%£#### THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. ####£%\~-,
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,-~\%£#@## DOWN IN MY MIND (LIKE AN OPEN MIND / ##@#£%\~-,
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,,,,,-\£## MEMORY NEGATIVES, ##£\-,,,,,
,-~\%£#@@@ LIKE UPROCESSED FILM.... @@@#£%\~-,
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,,,,,,,~%# MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE #%~,,,,,,,
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,-~\%£#@## THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ##@#£%\~-,
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,-~\%£#@## BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ##@#£%\~-,
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,-~\%£££#@ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... @#£££%\~-,
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,,,,,-\£@# THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN #@£\-,,,,,
,-~\%£#@## CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ##@#£%\~-,
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