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##@@@†/«,. SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. .,«/†@@@##
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@@//«,.... ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE ....,«//@@
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##@@@†/«,. MEMORY NEGATIVES, .,«/†@@@##
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#@@@@†/«,. WE'RE CLOSING FOR THE EVENING. THE SHOP .,«/†@@@@#
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##@@@†/«,. MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE .,«/†@@@##
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@@@@@†/«,. TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON .,«/†@@@@@
##@@@†/«,. BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME .,«/†@@@##
###@@†/«,. RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE .,«/†@@###
##@@@†/«,. WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... .,«/†@@@##
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@@@//«,... OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ...,«//@@@
###@@†/«,. THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN .,«/†@@###
@@@†††/«,. CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET .,«/†††@@@
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