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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ COSMOS. ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$ THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~^$$ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. $$^~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~^$$& BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL &$$^~^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^ BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$ THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^~^$$&## AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ##&$$^~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~^$$&# MEMORY NEGATIVES, #&$$^~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~^$$& LIKE UPROCESSED FILM.... &$$^~^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ IS IN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF A NARROW ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$ THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^ CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^$ THEIR BELONGINGS. $^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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