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¨§¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨§§
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
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¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         §¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
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§§¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§
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¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨               IN THE DARK,               §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨     A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL    ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨   THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND  ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨            A PROMISE FOR MORE.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨              YOUR POCKET...              §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
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¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨   EYES ON ME ALREADY. THE FEELING WILL   §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
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§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨