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£%*=~..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....~=*%£
££%*=~.... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ....~=*%££
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%*=~...... IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ......~=*%
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##££%*=~.. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ..~=*%££##
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££%*=~.... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ....~=*%££
£%*=~..... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .....~=*%£
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##££%*=~.. THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ..~=*%££##
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##££%*=~.. SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ..~=*%££##
#££%*=~... OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ...~=*%££#
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£%*=~..... 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 ....~=*%££
#££%*=~... RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ...~=*%££#
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##££%*=~.. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ..~=*%££##
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