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,,=:†%¤### the    neck.     #    lights    strobing ###¤%†:=,,
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,,=:†%¤### consciousness    rerouted    into    the ###¤%†:=,,
,,,,=:%%%# escaping blood. mixed  with the glow  of #%%%:=,,,,
,,=:†%¤### the streetlights  and carried  away into ###¤%†:=,,
,,=:†%¤### the    hands    of    the    angel.    , ###¤%†:=,,
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,,=:†%¤### she  lifts   her  cupped  hands  to  her ###¤%†:=,,
,,=:†%¤### muzzle    ,    ,    ,    and     drinks. ###¤%†:=,,
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