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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  . .§§.§§.§..
..§§..§... . AND TO WATCH AND OPEN HER FLOODGATES . .§.§§.§§§.
..§.§.§§.. .   .   .   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 - - = ....§.....
§...§.§§.. = - -  = = †  †  TO COME † † =  =  - - = §...§§....
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