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####¤§/=~. CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... .~=/§¤####
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##@@/~.... A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL ....~/@@##
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###¤@§/=~. FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A .~=/§@¤###
¤@@§==~... FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND ...~==§@@¤
###¤@§/=~. A PROMISE FOR MORE. .~=/§@¤###
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###¤@§/=~. LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN .~=/§@¤###
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#@/==~.... TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS. ....~==/@#
###¤@§/=~. BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE .~=/§@¤###
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###¤@§/=~. THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR .~=/§@¤###
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¤§§/~..... WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO .....~/§§¤
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