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~«^*%@£### LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT  ###£@%*^«~
.~«^*%@£##    HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS   ##£@%*^«~.
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.~«^*%@£##     THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES.      ##£@%*^«~.
~«^*%@£###   SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE.   ###£@%*^«~
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.~«^*%@£##   THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF.    ##£@%*^«~.
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..~«^*%@£#             MEMORY NEGATIVES,            #£@%*^«~..
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.~«^*%@£##      THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL     ##£@%*^«~.
~«^*%@£###    CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC    ###£@%*^«~
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.~«^*%@£##     ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS,     ##£@%*^«~.
..~«^*%@£#  WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING  #£@%*^«~..
.~«^*%@£## TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON  ##£@%*^«~.
~«^*%@£### BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME  ###£@%*^«~
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.~«^*%@£##             THEIR BELONGINGS.            ##£@%*^«~.
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