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####%%†«-, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,-«†%%####
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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. ,-«†%%####
####%%†«-, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,-«†%%####
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#%%††---,, AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ,,---††%%#
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#%†-,,,,,, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,,,,,,-†%#
##%%%«-,,, IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ,,,-«%%%##
###%%%†«-, LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ,-«†%%%###
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