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@%**=-,,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,,-=**%@
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##£@%*\=-, IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ,-=\*%@£##
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##£@%*\=-, OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ,-=\*%@£##
##£@%*\=-, AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ,-=\*%@£##
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