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§$*:«,.... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ....,«:*$§
#§$*:«,... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ...,«:*$§#
##§$*:«,.. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ..,«:*$§##
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§$*:«,.... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ....,«:*$§
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#§$*:«,... AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ...,«:*$§#
§$*:«,.... WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ....,«:*$§
#§$*:«,... THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ...,«:*$§#
##§$*:«,.. IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ..,«:*$§##
###§$*:«,. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .,«:*$§###
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