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,~-;*£@### HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ###@£*;-~,
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,~-;;;;£@@ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL @@£;;;;-~,
,~-;*£@### ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, ###@£*;-~,
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,~-;*£@### THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. ###@£*;-~,
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,,,~~~;;*@ AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY @*;;~~~,,,
,~-;*£@### MEMORY NEGATIVES, ###@£*;-~,
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,~-;*£@### WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING ###@£*;-~,
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,~-;*£@### RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ###@£*;-~,
,~-;*£@### WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ###@£*;-~,
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,~-;*£@### OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ###@£*;-~,
,~-;*£@### THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ###@£*;-~,
,~-;*£@### CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ###@£*;-~,
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