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###@&**-.¨ CAUSTIC AND SWEET SWEET THING, IT ¨.-**&@###
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##@@&**-.¨ AND WHEN IT RAISES AN ARM, ITS FINGERS ¨.-**&@@##
##@@&**-.¨ ARE DRIPPING WITH FIRE. WITH ITS SONG, ¨.-**&@@##
##@@&**-.¨ IT LURES YOU CLOSER YET. ¨.-**&@@##
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