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#¶¤$%†~^.. the     neck.    #    lights    strobing ..^~†%$¤¶#
¶¤$%†~^... ^   #    in   angel    patterns   #    ^ ...^~†%$¤¶
¤$%†~^.... ^     ^     #    ^     ^    #     ^    ^ ....^~†%$¤
$%†~^..... ^  ^  ^   ^  #  ^   ^   #  ^   ^   ^   ^ .....^~†%$
%†~^...... ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  #  ^  ^  #  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ ......^~†%
†~^....... body  broken, bleeding, kicked again and .......^~†
~^........ again   (now   down  on  the  concrete), ........^~
^......... ~    #     ribs     cracked.     #     ~ .........^
~^........ ~     #     ~      ~      ~      #     ~ ........^~
†~^....... ~    ~    #    ~   ~    ~    #    ~    ~ .......^~†
%†~^...... ~   ~   ~   #   ~  ~   ~   #   ~   ~   ~ ......^~†%
$%†~^..... consciousness    rerouted    into    the .....^~†%$
¤$%†~^.... escaping blood. mixed  with  the glow of ....^~†%$¤
¶¤$%†~^... the streetlights  and  carried away into ...^~†%$¤¶
#¶¤$%†~^.. the    hands    of    the    angel.    . ..^~†%$¤¶#
##¶¤$%†~^. .   ^   ~   †  %   $   %   †   ~   ^   . .^~†%$¤¶##
#¶¤$%†~^.. .     ^      ~     †     ~      ^      . ..^~†%$¤¶#
¶¤$%†~^... .         ^         ~        ^         . ...^~†%$¤¶
¤$%†~^.... she  lifts   her  cupped  hands  to  her ....^~†%$¤
$%†~^..... muzzle    .    .     .    and    drinks. .....^~†%$
%†~^...... .         #         #         #        . ......^~†%
†~^....... .    .    .    #    #   #    .    .    . .......^~†
~^........ .         .         #         .        . ........^~
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