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@¤=\-,.... HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ....,-\=¤@
@@¤=\-,... THERE AND IT'S DRAINING THE EVIL ...,-\=¤@@
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@@¤=\-,... YOU, ENTERING YOUR BLOOD, CRACKING THE ...,-\=¤@@
@¤=\-,.... SKULL OPEN. A PAW GRIPS YOUR BRAIN, ....,-\=¤@
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@@¤=\-,... SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ...,-\=¤@@
#@@¤=\-,.. BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL ..,-\=¤@@#
##@@¤=\-,. ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, .,-\=¤@@##
#@@¤=\-,.. EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL ..,-\=¤@@#
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#@@¤=\-,.. ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ..,-\=¤@@#
@@¤=\-,... BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ...,-\=¤@@
@¤=\-,.... THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. ....,-\=¤@
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=\-,...... LIFE GETS TO PROSPER OUTSIDE OF.@\--- - ......,-\=
¤=\-,..... SUDDENLY, AN ACID FLASHBACK: I STEP .....,-\=¤
@¤=\-,.... DOWN IN MY MIND (LIKE AN OPEN MIND / ....,-\=¤@
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=\-,...... WE'RE CLOSING FOR THE EVENING. THE SHOP ......,-\=
¤=\-,..... IS IN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF A NARROW .....,-\=¤
@¤=\-,.... MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE ....,-\=¤@
@@¤=\-,... LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH ...,-\=¤@@
#@@¤=\-,.. THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ..,-\=¤@@#
##@@¤=\-,. CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC .,-\=¤@@##
#@@¤=\-,.. SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE ..,-\=¤@@#
@@¤=\-,... CURFEW SIRENS. ...,-\=¤@@
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¤=\-,..... WORMY STREET WOLVES OUTSIDE, CHASING .....,-\=¤
=\-,...... ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, ......,-\=
¤=\-,..... WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING .....,-\=¤
@¤=\-,.... TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON ....,-\=¤@
@@¤=\-,... BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ...,-\=¤@@
#@@¤=\-,.. RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ..,-\=¤@@#
##@@¤=\-,. WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... .,-\=¤@@##
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@@¤=\-,... OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ...,-\=¤@@
@¤=\-,.... THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ....,-\=¤@
¤=\-,..... CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET .....,-\=¤
=\-,...... THEIR BELONGINGS. ......,-\=
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