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#¶¤%%^--¨¨ PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
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#¶¤%%^--¨¨ GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
##¶¤%%^--¨ ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ¨--^%%¤¶##
#¶¤%%^--¨¨ BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
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#¶¤%%^--¨¨ FRACTAL STINGER / BISMUTH STAIRCASE) ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
##¶¤%%^--¨ AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ¨--^%%¤¶##
#¶¤%%^--¨¨ MEMORY NEGATIVES, ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
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#¶¤%%^--¨¨ WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
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#¶¤%%^--¨¨ CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ¨¨--^%%¤¶#
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