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##@§£^;--. OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .--;^£§@##
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@££^^---.. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ..---^^££@
##@§£^;--. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .--;^£§@##
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@§^;-..... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .....-;^§@
##@§£^;--. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .--;^£§@##
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##@§£^;--. I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A .--;^£§@##
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##@§£^;--. MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND .--;^£§@##
@§§£;;-... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ...-;;£§§@
@§§^-..... OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, .....-^§§@
#@£££^;--. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .--;^£££@#
##@§£^;--. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .--;^£§@##
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##@§£^;--. METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN .--;^£§@##
##@§£^;--. "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .--;^£§@##
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#@§§£^;--. FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY .--;^£§§@#
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##@§£^;--. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .--;^£§@##
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##@§£^;--. ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .--;^£§@##
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