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###§%%=~,¨ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL ¨,~=%%§###
###§%%=~,¨ ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, ¨,~=%%§###
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#§§§%%=~,¨ ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ¨,~=%%§§§#
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###§%%=~,¨ AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ¨,~=%%§###
###§%%=~,¨ MEMORY NEGATIVES, ¨,~=%%§###
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###§%%=~,¨ BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ¨,~=%%§###
###§%%=~,¨ RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ¨,~=%%§###
###§%%=~,¨ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ¨,~=%%§###
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