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#£¤$==-... the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ...-==$¤£#
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##£@¤$/=-. sounds from the forest. the others tell .-=/$¤@£##
#@@@¤$/=-. of their lives, play the guitar for me, .-=/$¤@@@#
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##£@¤$/=-. "save" things. whatever i put in here .-=/$¤@£##
##£@¤$/=-. will not be affected by the nightly .-=/$¤@£##
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###@¤$/=-. completely reset overnight: synth .-=/$¤@###
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##£@¤$/=-. fall asleep i'd always wake up fully .-=/$¤@£##
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££@@¤$/=-. me, they never remember during the day. .-=/$¤@@££
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