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,.«/^%§£##  bellowing their manifest, in the rain,  ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#               in the dark,               #£§%^/«.,,
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,.«/^%§£##  yearning. a memory of being touched by  ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#     a ray from a raspberry sun. still    #£§%^/«.,,
,.«/^%§£##   there, everything would be gritty and  ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#  full of tar. rain upon it. but then a   #£§%^/«.,,
,.«/^%§£##  few bright and colorful anomalies. and  ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#            a promise for more.           #£§%^/«.,,
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,,.«/^%§£#  like waking up with a business card in  #£§%^/«.,,
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,.«/^%§£##    time, calling, tugging at my arms.    ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#    begging me to sink back down and be   #£§%^/«.,,
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,,.«/^%§£#   the work mill and they've got their    #£§%^/«.,,
,.«/^%§£##   eyes on me already. the feeling will   ##£§%^/«.,
,,.«/^%§£#  wane, and i will miss it, and cease to  #£§%^/«.,,
,.«/^%§£##       understand. like every day.        ##£§%^/«.,
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