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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MEMORY NEGATIVES, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, WE'RE CLOSING FOR THE EVENING. THE SHOP ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«†%¤ THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ¤%†«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«†%¤@ CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC @¤%†«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«†% BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME %†«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«† RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE †«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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