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¨:«:^%§@##  YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY  ##@§%^:«:¨
¨:«:^%§@##    A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL     ##@§%^:«:¨
¨:«:^%§@@#   THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND  #@@§%^:«:¨
¨:«:^%§@##  FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A   ##@§%^:«:¨
¨:«:^%§@@@  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  @@@§%^:«:¨
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¨:«:^%§@##  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ##@§%^:«:¨
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¨:«:^%§@##  A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET   ##@§%^:«:¨
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¨¨¨¨::«:^§    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    §^:«::¨¨¨¨
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¨:«:^%§@##   WASHED AWAY FROM THE TETHER, FROM THE  ##@§%^:«:¨
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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   ##@§%^:«:¨
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¨¨¨¨:::%@#       UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.        #@%:::¨¨¨¨
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