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#§§%†~¨¨¨¨ PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE ¨¨¨¨~†%§§#
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#@#§§%†~,¨ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ¨,~†%§§#@#
#@#§§%†~,¨ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL ¨,~†%§§#@#
#@#§§%†~,¨ ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, ¨,~†%§§#@#
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#@#§§%†~,¨ GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE ¨,~†%§§#@#
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§§§§§%†~,¨ BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID ¨,~†%§§§§§
#@#§§%†~,¨ THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. ¨,~†%§§#@#
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##@#§%†~,¨ AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ¨,~†%§#@##
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##§§†~¨¨¨¨ MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE ¨¨¨¨~†§§##
#@#§§%†~,¨ LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH ¨,~†%§§#@#
§%††~~~,,¨ THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ¨,,~~~††%§
#@#§§%†~,¨ CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC ¨,~†%§§#@#
@#§§§%†~,¨ SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE ¨,~†%§§§#@
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##@#§%†~,¨ ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, ¨,~†%§#@##
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#@#§§%†~,¨ TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON ¨,~†%§§#@#
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##@#§%†~,¨ RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ¨,~†%§#@##
#@#§§%†~,¨ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ¨,~†%§§#@#
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