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¨¨¨¨¨~=:%¤ LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT ¤%:=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=:%¤¤ HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ¤¤%:=~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=:%¤ PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE ¤%:=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:% COSMOS. %:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=: ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:% EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL %:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=:%¤ OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET. ¤%:=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:% ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE %:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= LIFE GETS TO PROSPER OUTSIDE OF¨#:=== - =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=: SUDDENLY, AN ACID FLASHBACK: I STEP :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:% DOWN IN MY MIND (LIKE AN OPEN MIND / %:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=:%¤ FRACTAL STINGER / BISMUTH STAIRCASE) ¤%:=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=:%¤¤ AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ¤¤%:=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%¤¤# MEMORY NEGATIVES, #¤¤%:=~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~=:% MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE %:=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=: LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=: CURFEW SIRENS. :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=:%¤ WORMY STREET WOLVES OUTSIDE, CHASING ¤%:=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=:%¤¤ ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, ¤¤%:=~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~=:%¤¤## RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ##¤¤%:=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=:%¤¤# WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... #¤¤%:=~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=: CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET :=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~= THEIR BELONGINGS. =~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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