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##@¤§*/»^¨ lady inside, me outside with the rest ¨^»/*§¤@##
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##@¤§*/»^¨ new nozzle here. ¨^»/*§¤@##
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##@¤§*/»^¨ the paint inside comes out, it comes ¨^»/*§¤@##
##@¤§*/»^¨ like a massage shower, it comes like a ¨^»/*§¤@##
@§*/»¨¨¨¨¨ thick and slow beam. rich with red and ¨¨¨¨¨»/*§@
¤¤¤¤§*/»^¨ gooey paint. ¨^»/*§¤¤¤¤
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#@¤*/»»^¨¨ doesn't hit anything. it keeps going ¨¨^»»/*¤@#
##@¤§*/»^¨ and never reaches the walls. it's ¨^»/*§¤@##
##@¤§*/»^¨ forever falling, but nothing will be ¨^»/*§¤@##
@§*/^¨¨¨¨¨ stained. ¨¨¨¨¨^/*§@
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##@¤§*/»^¨ "new york fat cap" is weird ¨^»/*§¤@##
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