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##@==«¨¨¨¨ cosmos. ¨¨¨¨«==@##
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&§§§==^^¨¨ solitary oscillations. carrier wave. ¨¨^^==§§§&
&§=««¨¨¨¨¨ burned away by the suns radiation until ¨¨¨¨¨««=§&
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###&@§=«^¨ alone and hasn't eaten yet. i take the ¨^«=§@&###
###&@§=«^¨ back route up from the beach to avoid ¨^«=§@&###
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#&§§«^¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨^«====§&#
###&@§=«^¨ like uprocessed film.... ¨^«=§@&###
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#@§§«^¨¨¨¨ mudbrick building, painted teal. we ¨¨¨¨^«§§@#
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&@==««^¨¨¨ entrances in the dark alleyways, ¨¨¨^««==@&
#&@@@§=«^¨ wanting in, getting desperate, lapsing ¨^«=§@@@&#
&&&@@§=«^¨ 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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&§§«¨¨¨¨¨¨ the window bolts weakened, and when ¨¨¨¨¨¨«§§&
&@@@@§=«^¨ cleaning up the aftermath would pocket ¨^«=§@@@@&
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