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§§*^^«,,,, US. SHE SEEMED TO CAST THIS VEIL OVER ,,,,«^^*§§
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#§***^^«,, OUR TIME TOGETHER. ,,«^^***§#
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##£§*^^«,, AND FAIRY LIGHTS. WE WOULD SLEEP THERE ,,«^^*§£##
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##£§*^^«,, EVERYTHING WAS BLACK THEN, FOR A ,,«^^*§£##
#§***^^«,, MOMENT. I REMEMBERED HER LAUGH AND KNEW ,,«^^***§#
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£§^^««,,,, CHASING ME FOR DAYS. I LOST CONTROL ,,,,««^^§£
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