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¨~-:^§@#@# #@#@§^:-~¨
¨~-:^§@#@# THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. #@#@§^:-~¨
¨~-:^§@#@# SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. #@#@§^:-~¨
¨~-:^§@#@# BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL #@#@§^:-~¨
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¨~-:^§@@## GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE ##@@§^:-~¨
¨~-:^§@#@# ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE #@#@§^:-~¨
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¨~-:^§@### CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC ###@§^:-~¨
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¨¨¨--:^^^@ CURFEW SIRENS. @^^^:--¨¨¨
¨~-:^§#@## ##@#§^:-~¨
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¨~-:^§@#@# ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, #@#@§^:-~¨
¨~-:^§@#@# WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING #@#@§^:-~¨
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