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¨.~†%$£#@@   solitary oscillations. carrier wave.   @@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£#@# burned away by the suns radiation until  #@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£##@     only the faintest trace remain,      @##£$%†~.¨
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¨.~†%$£###     of some second rate water planet.    ###£$%†~.¨
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¨.~†%$£#@#   get back to the shop. lynne is there   #@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£@##  alone and hasn't eaten yet. i take the  ##@£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$#@##  back route up from the beach to avoid   ##@#$%†~.¨
¨¨¨¨...†%£    the crowd. sing a little to myself.   £%†...¨¨¨¨
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¨.~†%$£#@#   suddenly, an acid flashback: i step    #@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£#@#   down in my mind (like an open mind /   #@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$$$££   fractal stinger / bismuth staircase)   ££$$$%†~.¨
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¨.~†%$£#@# live on the second floor, together with  #@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£@##     the owner. as i close the metal      ##@£$%†~.¨
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¨.~†%$£@##   wormy street wolves outside, chasing   ##@£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£#@@     entrances in the dark alleyways,     @@#£$%†~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~†%£@  wanting in, getting desperate, lapsing  @£%†~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~†%$£#@@ to search higher, on roofs, climbing on  @@#£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$#@## balconies. and there's bound to be some  ##@#$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£###   reckless tourist who didn't heed the   ###£$%†~.¨
¨.~†%$£#@# warnings, never closed their windows...  #@#£$%†~.¨
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