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.@@.@.@@.@ THEIR VOICES, LIKE THEY ARE RESTRAINING @.@.@..@.@
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..@.@..@.@ REALLY IRKS ME IS THAT SO DO I. @.@.@.@@.@
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..@.@..@.@ SURFACE IS SWIRLING, LIKE DARK @.@.@.@@.@
.@@.@.@@.@ THUNDERSTORMS TRAPPED IN GLASS, LIKE @.@.@..@.@
..@.@..@.@ WINDOWS INTO A SMALLER WORLD, CLOSE TO @.@.@.@@.@
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.@@.@.@@.@ MAKE MY TONGUE CURL WITH SATISFACTION. @.@.@..@.@
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.@@.@.@@.@ FRAME OF REFERENCE. I EAT ONLY TWO, BUT @.@.@..@.@
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.@@.@.@@.@ ME, BARELY CONTROLLING THEMSELVES WITH @.@.@..@.@
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