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..#.#.#.## BOTH THE SHOES. ##.#.#.#.#
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..#.#.#.## ROOFTOP WALKING GARDEN, FULL OF JUNIPER ##.#.#.#.#
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..#.#.#.## SHE LAY DOWN IN A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT ##.#.#.#.#
.##.#.#..# DOWN ON MY KNEES, AND THEN CRAWLED .#.#.#.#.#
..#.#.#.## CLOSER. SHE LAUGHED AT ME AGAIN, AND ##.#.#.#.#
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