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§§§¨§§¨§¨¨ For They Speak To Us To Join Them In §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨ To The Walls And Far From The Light. We §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
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§§§§¨§§¨§§ Them All Down In A Frenzy. We Are ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨§
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¨§¨§¨¨§§§§ Comes Home And Until Then We Enjoy §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
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¨§§§§§¨¨§§ It Is Not Long Before He Is Still Tired ¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨
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