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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I  CAN'T HIDE FROM, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FORCEFULLY  TRANSCRIBED IN MY MIND,  AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT   TO    MAKE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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†\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHAT THESE  ARE. LIKE YOU  DO WITH A CAT ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\†
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