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@@@§¤^^=~. COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND .~=^^¤§@@@
@¤^^^~.... CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... ....~^^^¤@
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@§§§¤^^=~. AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A .~=^^¤§§§@
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@¤^^^~.... A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL ....~^^^¤@
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§^^^^~~~.. FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND ..~~~^^^^§
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@@§§¤^^=~. A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET .~=^^¤§§@@
§§¤¤^=.... LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A ....=^¤¤§§
@@¤^=..... TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS. .....=^¤@@
@§§§¤^^=~. BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE .~=^^¤§§§@
@@¤¤^=~... WITH THEM, WITH THEIR KIND. EASY TO GET ...~=^¤¤@@
@@@§¤^^=~. WASHED AWAY FROM THE TETHER, FROM THE .~=^^¤§@@@
#@@§¤^^=~. WAY BACK UP. .~=^^¤§@@#
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@¤^=...... BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN ......=^¤@
@@@§¤^^=~. THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR .~=^^¤§@@@
##@§¤^^=~. EYES ON ME ALREADY. THE FEELING WILL .~=^^¤§@##
#@@§¤^^=~. WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO .~=^^¤§@@#
##@@¤^^=~. UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY. .~=^^¤@@##
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