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..-=††@# AND AT TIMES, WHEN I'M ALMOST DROWNING #@#&††=-..
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....-=†† LIKE WERE THEY CALLS FROM RUBBERY #&††=-....
.....-=††& BIRDS... DEAFENINGLY LOUD! &††=-.....
......-=†† BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY ††=-......
.....-=††& EVAPORATING AND REFORMING. &††=-.....
....-=†† AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS. #&††=-....
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