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###@$*;»^¨ horsemint grows the mushroom. along the ¨^»;*$@###
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###@$*;»^¨ lady inside, me outside with the rest ¨^»;*$@###
##$**;»¨¨¨ of the world. ¨¨¨»;**$##
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###@$*;»^¨ through young forest, thin and rubbery ¨^»;*$@###
##$*»¨¨¨¨¨ whips shoot up from the earth. kirskale ¨¨¨¨¨»*$##
@@$**»»»^¨ around my feet. concrete trenches, ¨^»»»**$@@
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#$;;»¨¨¨¨¨ the paint inside comes out, it comes ¨¨¨¨¨»;;$#
##$;»¨¨¨¨¨ like a massage shower, it comes like a ¨¨¨¨¨»;$##
###@$*;»^¨ thick and slow beam. rich with red and ¨^»;*$@###
###@$*;»^¨ gooey paint. ¨^»;*$@###
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##@@$*;»^¨ forever falling, but nothing will be ¨^»;*$@@##
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#@$*;;;»^¨ "new york fat cap" is weird ¨^»;;;*$@#
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