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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 ###&£§;~:.
.:;§£&#### 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 ###&£§;~:.
.:~;§£&### Will Not  Be  Affected  By  The  Nightly ###&£§;~:.
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.:~;§£&###  Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds   ###&£§;~:.
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.:~;§£&### Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S ###&£§;~:.
.:~;§£&### Accidents   Where  I   Lose   Stuff   By ###&£§;~:.
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