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£*^....... live on the second floor, together with .......^*£
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#@#£$*^=.. wanting in, getting desperate, lapsing ..=^*$£#@#
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#@#£$*^=.. balconies. and there's bound to be some ..=^*$£#@#
#@#£$*^=.. reckless tourist who didn't heed the ..=^*$£#@#
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