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........,= HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY =,........
.........,  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ,.........
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.......... AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR ..........
.......... FETCHED THAT  SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ..........
.........,  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ,.........
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