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###§*%:»^, HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ,^»:%*§###
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###§*%:»^, FRACTAL STINGER / BISMUTH STAIRCASE) ,^»:%*§###
§§%%%%:»^, AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY ,^»:%%%%§§
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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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