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,.«:$$£### sun is about  to rise.  its  a long day, ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### before  it  fades  to night  again,  and ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### then it  stays so until  i  fall asleep. ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£###   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### players.  pen and paper, books, cameras, ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### mirrors, prisms,  and various  things to ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### do  art with.  the fridge is filled with ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### differet foods, all of them  intriguing, ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### dog  (who  is  ridicolously  large   and ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### of their lives,  play the guitar for me, ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### "save"  things.  whatever  i put in here ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### will  not  be affected  by  the  nightly ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$####     completely reset overnight: synth    ####$$:«.,
,.«:$$£###  patches removed, food uneaten, wounds   ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### fall asleep i'd  always  wake  up  fully ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$$$$# rested  in  my  bed.  sometimes  there's #$$$$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### where the  spirits of  the forest around ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### the cottage tries  to communicate. here, ###£$$:«.,
,.«:$$£### it's  not  endless  but  connected  to a ###£$$:«.,
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,.«:$$£### friends  live. we go  exploring together ###£$$:«.,
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