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i was considering how | |
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within night's loose | |
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sack a star's | |
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nibbling in- | |
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fin |
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ly devours |
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darkness the | |
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hungry star | |
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which | |
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will e | |
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-ven |
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tu- | |
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al | |
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-ly jiggle | |
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the bait of | |
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dawn and be jerked |
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into | |
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eternity. when over my head a | |
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shooting | |
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star | |
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into a stale shriek | |
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