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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:= HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:==†%&## COSMOS. ##&%†==:¨¨
¨¨¨:==†%&# #&%†==:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:==†%& THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. &%†==:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:==†% SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. %†==:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:== MEMORY NEGATIVES, ==:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:==† THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL †==:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:==†% CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC %†==:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:==†%& SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE &%†==:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:==†%&# CURFEW SIRENS. #&%†==:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:== WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ==:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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