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#@#¤@*\»^. .^»\*@¤#@#
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#¤¤@@*\»^. yearning. a memory of being touched by .^»\*@@¤¤#
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#@#¤@*\»^. there, everything would be gritty and .^»\*@¤#@#
#@#¤@*\»^. full of tar. rain upon it. but then a .^»\*@¤#@#
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###¤@*\»^. eyes on me already. the feeling will .^»\*@¤###
@@#¤@*\»^. wane, and i will miss it, and cease to .^»\*@¤#@@
@@#¤@*\»^. understand. like every day. .^»\*@¤#@@
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