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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:% SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. %:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~:%% BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL %%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~:%%@@ EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL @@%%:~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~:%%@@ ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE @@%%:~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~:%% AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY %%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:%%@ MEMORY NEGATIVES, @%%:~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~:%%@@ LIKE UPROCESSED FILM.... @@%%:~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~:%% TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON %%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~:%% RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE %%:~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~:%%@ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... @%%:~~¨¨¨¨
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