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¨,«***£@## before it fades to night again, and ##@£***«,¨
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¨,«***£@## players. pen and paper, books, cameras, ##@£***«,¨
¨,«***£@## mirrors, prisms, and various things to ##@£***«,¨
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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 ###@£**«,¨
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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 ###£***«,¨
¨,«******£ friends live. we go exploring together £******«,¨
¨,«***£@## - things are deep and dark - but unlike ##@£***«,¨
¨,«***£@## me, they never remember during the day. ##@£***«,¨
¨,«***£@## this is a mystery we often discuss. ##@£***«,¨
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