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*†«:,,,,,,         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ,,,,,,:«†*
$*†«:,,,,,        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       ,,,,,:«†*$
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$*†«:,,,,,               IN THE DARK,               ,,,,,:«†*$
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†«:,,,,,,,     AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A     ,,,,,,,:«†
«:,,,,,,,,  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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$*†«:,,,,,  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ,,,,,:«†*$
&$*†«:,,,,              YOUR POCKET...              ,,,,:«†*$&
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#£&$*†«:,,    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    ,,:«†*$&£#
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:,,,,,,,,, BUT I CANNOT GO. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD  ,,,,,,,,,:
,,,,,,,,,,   BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN  ,,,,,,,,,,
:,,,,,,,,,   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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