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~:........ other day, springs and streams and ........:~
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#£&%†/~:.. dark, and the stars are out, but the ..:~/†%&£#
£&%†/~:... 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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£&%†/~:... 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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†/~:...... the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ......:~/†
%†/~:..... 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 ..:~/†%&£#
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†/~:...... completely reset overnight: synth ......:~/†
%†/~:..... patches removed, food uneaten, wounds .....:~/†%
&%†/~:.... healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ....:~/†%&
£&%†/~:... fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ...:~/†%&£
#£&%†/~:.. rested in my bed. sometimes there's ..:~/†%&£#
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#£&%†/~:.. forgetting to put them in the square. ..:~/†%&£#
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