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###§@§:~-. a ray from a raspberry sun. still .-~:§@§###
###§@§:~-. there, everything would be gritty and .-~:§@§###
#§§:~..... full of tar. rain upon it. but then a .....~:§§#
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###§@§:~-. eyes on me already. the feeling will .-~:§@§###
#§§§~..... wane, and i will miss it, and cease to .....~§§§#
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