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 .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                .
.  .                             .                   . . . . . .  .
.  .  season                       .                .           .  .
.  .  as the backdrop               .              .  moment     .  .
.  .        |                        .            .   the bullet  .  .
.  .        #                         .           .   of hearing   .  .
.  .        |                          .          .       |         .  .
.  .        |                           .         .       #          .  .
.  .        \           pursuing         .        .       |           .  .
.  .         --------#- a compromised    .        .       |            .  .
.  .        /           interior desert  .        .       +-+           .  .
.  .        |                           .         .       | |            .  .
.  .        |                          .          .         |             .  .
.  .        #                         .           .         #             .  .
.  .        |                        .            .         |             .  .
 .  .    appear                     .             .  person declared      .  .
  .  .   superficially             .              .  deliberately shade   .  .
   .  .  colder                   +-#----\ /----#-+  of washable problem  .  .
    .  .                         .        |        .                     .  .
     .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .         |         . . . . . . . . . . .  .
      .                                   |                               .
       +                                  |                              .
       |.                                 |                             .
       # .                                #                            .
       |  .                               |                           .
       |   .                           desire                        .
       |    .                          to be                        .
       |     .                         the ice jam                 .
       |      .                                                   .
       |       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
       |
       |
       |
       |
       \                                      panes between
        ----------+                           the knowing    -#----\ /
       /          |                           and the joyous        |
                  |                                                 |
                  |                                                 |
                  |                                                 |
                  +-#---------------------------------\ /---------#-+
                  |                                    |            |
                  |                                    |            #
                  |                                    |            |
                  |                                    |        thinness
                  |                                    |        of the pendulum
                  |                                    |        at arm's length
                  |                                    |
                  |                                    |
                  |                                    |
                  #                                    #
                  |                                    |
        . . . . . + . . . . . . . . . .           working to achieve
       .                               .          quoting
      .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .         victim understood
     .  .                             .  .                     :
    .  .                    . . . . .  .  .                  close the case
   .  .                    .         .  .  .                 on solving
  .  .                    .  locked   .  .  .                the leak
 .  .                     .  as noble  .  .  .               in expressive eyes
.  .                      .  appendage  .  .  .
.  .  duration            .      |       .  .  .
.  .  to swing            .      #        .  .  .
.  .  majestic control    .      |         .  .  .
.  .         |            .      |          .  .  .
.   .        #            .      +-+         .  .  .
.    .       |            .      | |          .  .  .
 .    .      |            .        |           .  .  .
  .    .     \            .        |            .  .  .
   .    .     ----------#-+        #            .  .   .
    .    .   /            .        |            .  .    .
     .    .               .    too weak         .  .     .
      .    .              .    to break         .  .      .
       .    .             .    intention basin  .  .       .
        .    .             .   rapidly         .   .        .
         .    .             .  turning blue   .   .          .
          .    .             .               .   .            .
           .    .             . . . . . . . .   +-#----\ /     .
            .    .                             .        |       .
             .    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         |        .
              .                                         |         .
               .                                        |          .
                .                                       #           .
                 .                                      |            .
                  .         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . + . . . .     .
                   .       .                                     .     .
                    .     .  face                                 .     .
                     .    .  held on a string                      .     .
                      .   .  by sidelong         -#----\ /          .     .
                       .  .  protocol is drained        |            .     .
                        .  .                            |             .     .
                         .  .                           |              .     .
                          .  .                          #               .     .
                           .  .                         |                .    .
                            .  .                     casting              .   .
                             .  .                    solemnity boundaries  .  .
                              .  .                   for granted           .  .
                               .  .                                       .  .
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