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.§§....... ~   .    WEARING    THE    TEARS   .   ~ .§.§§....§
.§§§...... ~  . .  . OF FAILED  WORKERS  .  .  .  ~ ...§§§....
.§.§§..... ~ . AS WATER PEARLS ON HER SCALES   .  ~ ...§.§§...
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...§.§§... .  .  THE  TWO BEAMS  OF  A QUASAR  .  . .§...§.§§.
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§§.....§§§       IT'S, MIKU, THE BRIGHT LIGHT,      ....§....§
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...§§§.... .  LAUNCHED  TO  ENVELOP  THE  EARTH   . §§§.....§.
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§....§§§.. .   .   .   EVEN   SO   OFTEN  .   .   . ..§§§.....
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..§....§§§ : ~ ~  TO  LEAD  THE ANIMAL  CHOIR ~ ~ : §...§§§...
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....§....§ : ~ ~ ~ ~ NOW SHE'S EYEING YOU ~ ~ ~ ~ : .§§...§§§.
.....§...§ :  ~ ~ WITH A DISINTERESTED  FACE ~  ~ : .§§§..§.§§
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§§.....§.. ~  % ~ ~ NOW  SHE'S EYEING  YOU ~ ~  % ~ ...§§§..§.
§§§.....§. ~  ~ ~ TRACING THE SHAPE OF THINGS ~ ~ ~ §..§.§§...
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