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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 ##@¶§%\»-¨
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¨-»\%§@¶@# DREAMS. #@¶@§%\»-¨
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¨¨¨-»\%§@@ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO @@§%\»-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨»»\§¶ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¶§\»»¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-»\%§@¶## DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ##¶@§%\»-¨
¨¨¨-»%%%§@ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO @§%%%»-¨¨¨
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¨-»\%§@¶¶@ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND @¶¶@§%\»-¨
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¨-»\%§¶@## METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ##@¶§%\»-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨»»%%@ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS @%%»»¨¨¨¨¨
¨-»\%§@¶¶¶ 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 ##@¶@§%\»¨
¨¨¨¨¨-\§¶¶ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¶¶§\-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-»\§@¶@## FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ##@¶@§\»-¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨-»\§@ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. @§\»-¨¨¨¨¨
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