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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»^& PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE &^»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:»†^%&@## COSMOS. ##@&%^†»:¨
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¨:»†^%&@## SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ##@&%^†»:¨
¨¨¨»»††%¶@ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL @¶%††»»¨¨¨
¨:»†^%&¶@# ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, #@¶&%^†»:¨
¨:»†^%&¶@# EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL #@¶&%^†»:¨
¨:»†^%&¶@# OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET. #@¶&%^†»:¨
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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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¨:»†^%&¶## CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC ##¶&%^†»:¨
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