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###§$%†»., CRIMES MOSTLY FROM OR IN MY BELOVED AND ,.»†%$§###
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§§§$%».,,, EVERYTHING. HER BLACK SKIRT REACHED TO ,,,.»%$§§§
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###§$%†»., AROUND, ENVELOPING ALL MY MEMORIES OF ,.»†%$§###
###§$%†»., OUR TIME TOGETHER. ,.»†%$§###
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§§§%†»,,,, CHECKERED SHIRT. SHE WAS ON TELEVISION. ,,,,»†%§§§
####§$%†., WE DID CRIME, AND WE MADE WEIRD ,.†%$§####
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§§$%%†»»., AND FAIRY LIGHTS. WE WOULD SLEEP THERE ,.»»†%%$§§
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###§$%†»., AWAY. EVERYTHING CHANGED... I YEARNED, ,.»†%$§###
###§$%†»., AND THE WORLD BECAME DULL AROUND ME. ,.»†%$§###
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###§$%†»., EVERYTHING WAS BLACK THEN, FOR A ,.»†%$§###
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###§$%†»., OVER THE CAR, CRASHED IT INTO A ROCK ,.»†%$§###
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###§$%†»., DARKNESS. I KNEW THE WAY THE SKY ,.»†%$§###
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