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#@#£$§/~:,  BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID   ,:~/§$£#@#
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#@#£$§/~:,   AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY   ,:~/§$£#@#
#@#£$§/~:,             MEMORY NEGATIVES,            ,:~/§$£#@#
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#$$/::,,,,       SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE      ,,,,::/$$#
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£§~:,,,,,,  WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ,,,,,,:~§£
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