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like a swarm of bats
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if your girl only knew
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the night's hoofs [or two points of light in the darkness]
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they woke up
they chased after elusive rainbows thinking the colors– (the shimmering wonder!) were outside of them. one day, they woke up and realized they were light itself and the game changed. they did a spiral dance together luminous brilliance (refracted wonderment!) in an infinite sea of grace