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Coupl et1:As sumi ngt hatt hi si sr eal l yapos t c ar df r om amar t i an,I i magi net hatt heper s pec t i v eoft heobj ec t sdes cr i bedar edi ffer ent f r om whatt heyr eal l yar e,bec aus et heyar ef or ei gnt hi ngst oi t .Iam notf ami l i arwi t ht het er m" Cax t on, "howev er ,Ifi r s tas sumedt hatt he mar t i anwasdes c r i bi ngapl ane.Yet ,t hedes c r i pt i on" wi t hmany wi ngs "negat edmyas s umpt i on.Ic anonl yt hi nkoft hemar t i an des c r i bi ngabook ,bec aus eanopenedbookl ook ssi mi l art oabi r d' s wi ngs .Fur t her mor e," Man ywi ngs "mus tbedes c r i bi ngt heabundanc e o fp ag eswi t h i nt heb oo k ,b ec a us et h epa ge sdo" fl u ffu p"wh en opened.Fol l owi ngupmyas s umpt i on,Ial s ot houghtt hatt he mar k i ngsme meantt hepr i ntoft hebook ,orper hapst hei l l us t r at i ons wi t hi nt hebook .The" mar k i ngs "al s oc or r es pondwi t hwhatCax t on mea ns .Themar t i ans eemst obedes c r i bi ngpeopl ebei ngf as c i nat ed
ori nt er es t edi nbook s.Addi t i onal l y ,t het oneoft hi scoupl ets ounds i nf or mat i v e.Bec aus et hedes c r i pt i onsar es omewhatdet ai l ed,i woul d s ayt hatt hi si sami dagedmar t i an,orol der . •
Coupl et2:Thet ones t i l l s oundst hes ame,andnowi am c onv i nc edt hati t i sasi ft hemar t i ani scar ef ul l yobs er v i nghumanac t i v i t i es ,and r epor t i ngt hem f orot hermar t i ansathome.Obv i ous l y , ey esdonot mel t .ThusIbel i ev et hatt hemar t i ani st r y i ngt odes cr i bet ear sof emot i onemi t t i ngf r om peopl e.Mor eov er ,s hr i ek i ngwi t houtpai n s oundsl i k eei t hers hoc korex c i t ement .
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Coupl e t3:Thi sc oupl e tonl yr eas s ur esmyas s umpt i on,asbook sar e nor mal l yhel di nt hehand.
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Coupl et4:Theonl yt hi ngssi mi l art omi s tar ec l oudsandf og.Thi s des c r i pt i onmak esmedepi c tt he" mi s t "ascl oudsi nt hes k ydur i ngt he da y ,andf ogont hegr ounds omet i meaf t er .
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Coupl et5:Thes oundofheav yr ai ni ssi mi l art oabl ac kandwhi t e t el ev i s i ons cr een,s oi t hi nkt hemar t i ani st r y i ngt oc ompar et hem.
Rai ndo esmak et heen v i r onmentu nderi tv e r ydar k ,bec aus et hedar k c l oudsi nhi bi ts unl i ghtf r om enl i ght eni ngt hegr ound. •
Coupl et6:Thi sc oul dbeades c r i pt i onofamodel ofac ar ,bec aus et he t er m" model "mos tl i k el yappl i est oac arofs omes or t .Ac aral s o needsak e yt ol oc kandunl oc k .Al t houghIam unc er t ai naboutwhat " t of r eet hewor l d"r ef er st o.
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Coupl et7:Ibel i ev et hi sc oupl etr ef er st ot heeas eandqui c knes sof t ur ni ngamov i eon,mos tl i k el yahomer ec or di ngofpas tev ent s , bec aus e" an yt hi ngmi s s ed"s oundsl i k epas te v ent st hatoneneedst o c at c huponb yr epl a yi ngav i deo.
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Coupl et8:I nmyopi ni on,t heobj ec tdes cr i bedc an' tbeany t hi ngot her t hanawr i s twat c h,mai nl ybec aus et hemar t i ans ay st hei t em " t i c k s wi t hi mpat i enc e. "Thi sac cur at el ydes cr i best het i c ki ngs onsofa wat c h,bec aus ewhet herornott hewat c hi sont hewr i s t ,t hewat c h wi l l c ont i nuous l yt i c kwi t houthal t i ng.
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Coupl et9:Thi ss eemst obedes c r i bi ngabab yt hati si nadeeps l eep.
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Coupl et10:Aghos t ' swai l i ngc oul dbei nt er pr et edasababi es ' c r y . Pl us whenababywak esup,t hemot herus ual l yc al msi t sc r i eswi t hqui et whi s per st os oot het hebab ybac kt os l eep.
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Coupl et11:Thi si ss t i l l des c r i bi ngababy ,i nwhi c hi spl ay edwi t hdur i ng t heday ,bec aus epar ent st endt ot i c kl et hei rbabyal ot .
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Coupl et12:The" s uffer i ng"maybet hec r i esofc hi l dr enort hebabyi nt he hous e,mos tl i k e l yduet ounhappi nes sorhunger .Thepuni s hment r oom s oundsl i k ear oom wi t hi nt hehous e.
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Coupl et13:Thi s" s uffer i ngr oom"fi t st hedes c r i pt i onofabat hr oom. Coupl e t14:Thi sdefi ni t el ys oundsl i k es omeoneont hebat hr oom bec aus eoft hedes c r i pt i onofs mel l .Thi si st hefi r s tt i met hatt he mar t i anhasdes cr i bedt hes mel l i ngs ens e,t husi i magi net hati tmus t s mel l hor r i d.
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Coupl et15:Themar t i ans eemst obedes c r i bi ngt heda yt ur ni ngt oni ght , bec aus et hes uns etandda yt i mei ngener al di s pl a y sman yc ol or s ,but ni ghti smai nl ybl ac k.Ias s umet hatpai r smeant hemar r i edc oupl ei n
t h eho us e ss l ee pi ngonabe d. •
Coupl et16:Thi ss eemst odes c r i bet hecoupl esl eepi nganddr eami ngi n c ol oraboutv ar i oust hi ngs .Thedes cr i pt i ont hatgi v esi tawayi st he f ac tt hatt hei rey esar es hut .
