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@£†:~~,,,,     and something followed me out, a     ,,,,~~:†£@
@&††~,,,,,  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  ,~:†&£@###
###@&†:~,,           a promise for more.            ,,~:†&@###
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##@£&†:~,,  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  ,,~:†&£@##
@@@£&†:~,,   washed away from the tether, from the  ,,~:†&£@@@
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###£&†:~,,    the work mill and they've got their   ,,~:†&£###
£££†:,,,,,   eyes on me already. the feeling will   ,,,,,:†£££
#£&:,,,,,,  wane, and i will miss it, and cease to  ,,,,,,:&£#
##@£&†:~,,       understand. like every day.        ,,~:†&£@##
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