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@@¤†~--,,, a ray from a raspberry sun. still ,,,--~†¤@@
@$$^^^~~-, there, everything would be gritty and ,-~~^^^$$@
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#@@¤$†^~-, few bright and colorful anomalies. and ,-~^†$¤@@#
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¤¤††^^^~-, your pocket... ,-~^^^††¤¤
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@@$^~-,,,, time, calling, tugging at my arms. ,,,,-~^$@@
##@¤$†^~-, begging me to sink back down and be ,-~^†$¤@##
@¤†~~~---, with them, with their kind. easy to get ,---~~~†¤@
@¤††^^~~-, washed away from the tether, from the ,-~~^^††¤@
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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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