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#@%††††«., through the  park  i  go  to pick it  up ,.«††††%@#
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#@£†«.,,,, lady  inside, me  outside  with the rest ,,,,.«†£@#
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#@%††«««.,       "cap") for spray paint cans.       ,.«««††%@#
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##£@£%†«., whips shoot up from the earth.  kirskale ,.«†%£@£##
##£@£%†«.,    around my feet. concrete trenches,    ,.«†%£@£##
##£@£%†«., abandoned  gray  walls. i shall try  the ,.«†%£@£##
##£@£%†«.,             new nozzle here.             ,.«†%£@£##
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£@£†.,,,,, forever  falling,  but  nothing will  be ,,,,,.†£@£
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