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:-.,,,,,,, YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY ,,,,,,,.-:
$:-.,,,,,, A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL ,,,,,,.-:$
@$:-.,,,,, THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND ,,,,,.-:$@
§@$:-.,,,, FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A ,,,,.-:$@§
#§@$:-.,,, FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND ,,,.-:$@§#
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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 ,,,,,,,,,.
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##§@$:-.,, THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR ,,.-:$@§##
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##§@$:-.,, WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO ,,.-:$@§##
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