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?AN 2F4 ,HI!RTO1 EXCEPT DUR+ MY NI<T'S
ANGUI% AT ! LOSS (! ,"T ,MA*9E1 ,I _H
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A L;G] 9T]VAL ( D>K;S4 ,& ,I N[ "U/OOD
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,MORLOCKS DID "U ! NEW MOON4 ,I FELT
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! FAV\R$ >I/OCRACY1 &! ,MORLOCKS _!
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TRI$ 6RECALL ! =M ( X4 ,I _H A VAGUE
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6MAKE MYF >MS &A FA/;S ": ,I MI<T SLEEP4
,) T REFUGE Z A BASE1 ,I CD FACE ?
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R1LIZ+ 6:AT CR1TURES NI<T 0NI<T ,I LAY
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L A * ^U MY %\LD]1 ,I W5T UP ! HILLS
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6LET H] D[N1 & RAN AL;G 0! SIDE ( ME1
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CLE>1 REMOTE1 & EMPTY SAVE =A FEW
HORIZONTAL B>S F> D[N 9 ! SUNSET4 ,WELL1
T NI<T ! EXPECT,N TOOK ! COL\R ( MY
FE>S4 ,9 T D>KL+ CALM MY S5SES SEEM$
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9VA.N ( _! BURR[S Z A DECL>,N ( W>4 ,&
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H] FATIGUE GREW ^U H]4 ,I TOOK H] 9 MY
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ACTIV;Y1 ALL ! TRADI;NS1 ! -PLEX
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LESS 4CRIM9AT+ & EXCLUSIVE 9 8 FOOD ?AN
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PLACE ( REFUGE1 & 6MAKE MYF S* >MS (
METAL OR /"O Z ,I CD 3TRIVE4 ,T NECESS;Y
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[N "T4 ,& TURN+ S* S*EMES OV] 9 MY M9D
,I PURSU$ \R WAY T[>DS ! BUILD+ : MY
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