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##$*;-~... a wire fence to separate the two roads. ...~-;*$##
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$*;-~..... even though there's a foggy quality to .....~-;*$
*;-~...... the air, the path i follow is glowing. ......~-;*
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*;-~...... where the machines who made these ......~-;*
$*;-~..... tracks once disturbed the clover field. .....~-;*$
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##$*;-~... i think of the jackdaw i maimed ...~-;*$##
#$*;-~.... yesterday. i fear the dreaming gate. ....~-;*$#
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