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¨^~;§%¤### PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE ###¤%§;~^¨
¨^~;§%¤### COSMOS. ###¤%§;~^¨
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¨^~;§%¤### THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. ###¤%§;~^¨
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¨^~;§%¤### BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ###¤%§;~^¨
¨^~;§%¤### THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. ###¤%§;~^¨
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¨¨¨¨^^;%¤# MEMORY NEGATIVES, #¤%;^^¨¨¨¨
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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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