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HURTS MY H1D40 ,0? ,I KNEW T ,I 0
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CRUEL4 ,!Y ASK$ ME _M "QS : !Y WD N"E
ALL[ ME 6ANSW]4 ,!Y *ANG$ MY ^WS 2T MY
TEE? TILL ,I WEPT4 ,!N !Y L$ ME 96A HUT
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MY BODY1 & ,I 0 L A COOL B"R /"O ON !
%+LE 2T ! SEA &! SUN%9E4 ,! MAGICIANS
CAME 6HE> ME -- WOM5 & M5 -- EA* WE>+ A
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_! ,M\?4
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& WOOL1 & LAY !M 9 ! %ORT GRASS \TSIDE !
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SON ( ,TYR1 ! ,GOD :O PUT 8 "R H& 9 A
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TOLD ME ! *>MS !Y SANG OV] ! FIRES & AT
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6LAU< L A BOY4
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SOON Z "E ,I LEFT ! ,TREES4 ,HE DID N "K
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TOOK MY LL FL9T HAMM] & B1T \ 8 BRA9S Z
HE C[]$4 ,HE MADE NO FI<T4 ,HE KNEW !
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,!N ,I WALK$ Z A MAN %D -- ! ,MA/] ( ,!
,B1/6
  ',SO CAME ,I BACK 6MY ,"M'S H\SE4 ,"!
0 A LAMB 6BE KILL$4 ,I CUT X 9 TWO
HALVES ) MY KNIFE1 & ,I TOLD H] ALL MY
TALE4 ,%E SD1 8,? IS ! "W (A ,GOD40 ,I
KISS$ H] & LAU<$4 ,I W5T 6MY ,MAID5 :O
WAIT$ = ME AT ! ,DEW-PONDS4 ,"! 0 A LAMB
6BE KILL$4 ,I CUT X 9 TWO HALVES ) MY
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8,X IS ! "W (A ,GOD40 ,I LAU<$1 B %E
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8,X IS ! "W (A ,GOD40 ,I SD1 8,WE TALK
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Y H ONLY "O EYE4 ,-E 6ME & ,I W 2 BO? YR
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_! KNIVES AG/ ,! ,B1/1 Z Y %[$ ME H[
6USE MY KNIFE40 ,I SD ? 2C ! ,MAGIC
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:Y DID ! ,GOD A3EPT MY "R EYE1 & :Y >E Y
S ANGRY80 ,%E ANSW]$1 8,2C ANY MAN C LIE
6A ,GOD1 B NO MAN C LIE 6A WOMAN4 ,& ,I
AM N ANGRY ) Y4 ,I AM ONLY V SORR[;L =
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:Y ,I AM SORRY4 ,S %E HID H]F4

',I W5T BACK ) MY P1 EA* "O C>RY+ 8
,KNIFE1 &                             --
MAK+ X S+ 9 ! AIR -- TSSEE-SSSSE4 ,!
,FL9T N"E S+S4                        ,X
MUTT]S -- UMP-UMP4 ,! ,B1/ HE>D4 ,! ,B1/
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! ,M5'S ,SIDE                         --

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8,NO1 ,I AM 3T5T4 ,:AT DOES MY "O EYE
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BRO!R SD1 8,? IS YR S;G1 ,O ,BUY] (!
,KNIFE4 ,LET U S+ X1 ,TYR40
  ,8,EV5 !N ,I DID N "U/&1 TILL ,I SAW T
-- T NO MAN /EPP$ ON MY %AD[2 & ,I KNEW
T !Y ?"\ ME 6BE A ,GOD1 L ! ,GOD ,TYR1
:O GAVE 8 "R H& 63QU] A ,GRT ,B1/40'

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RAPP$ \4

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WAS6 ,!Y MADE WAY = MY %AD[ Z ?\< X _H
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,MAID5 W "K ,I AM N ,TYR40 ,B / ,I 0
AFRAID1 )! FE> (A MAN :O FALLS 96A /EEP
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H>D 6CLIMB \4
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SMILE4 ,%E MADE ! SIGN 6ME T \R
,PRIE/ESSES M/ MAKE :5 !Y SACRIFICE 6!
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SD ,PUCK4

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LAU<$4 ,I CD N /OP MY UNHAPPY LAU<+4 ,!Y
CALL$ ME F ! DOOR 0! "N ( ,TYR HMF4 ,A
"Y MAN ) :OM ,I _H WAT*$ MY F/ FLOCKS1 &
*IPP$ MY F/ >R[1 & F"\ MY F/ ,B1/1 CALL$
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L1VE 6TAKE MY ,MAID54 ,8 EYES 7 L[]$1 8
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-PANION'S H\SE -& T ,I %D B.S _! *N4 ,I
DID N KILL H]4 ,I HE>D MY [N VOICE1 LL &
COLD1 SAY1 8,LET X 2 Z Y DESIRE10 & !Y
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& ,I FELL 96D>K;S FULL ( HAMM]-NOISES4
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  ,8,& YR WISE ,"M80'

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