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.,«†=%¤@@#        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        #@@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY MIND. IT'S  LIKE ##@¤%=†«,.
.,«†=%¤@@# LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I CAN'T  HIDE  FROM, #@@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## RELIEF, SUCH IS  MY NATURE.  TURNING THE ##@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## DOES NOTING...  BUT  TIME DOES  -  AFTER ##@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF THIS  HAPPENED  IN ##@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## I   DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ##@¤%=†«,.
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.,«†=%¤@## I  IMAGINE  A PRICK ON THE NOSE,  THAT'S ##@¤%=†«,.
.,«†=%¤@## WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU DO  WITH  A CAT ##@¤%=†«,.
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