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,^-;*£§###    a ray from a raspberry sun. still     ###§£*;-^,
,,,,^;;*£§   there, everything would be gritty and  §£*;;^,,,,
,,,,,-*££#   full of tar. rain upon it. but then a  #££*-,,,,,
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,^-;*£§###            a promise for more.           ###§£*;-^,
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,,,,^--;*§   a feather boa wrapped around a velvet  §*;--^,,,,
,,,,,,-;£#  lizard, surfacing for milliseconds at a #£;-,,,,,,
,^-;*£§###    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   ###§£*;-^,
,^-;*£§###               way back up.               ###§£*;-^,
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,,,---;££§  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  §£**;;-^,,
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