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£$=*-~.... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ....~-*=$£
$=*-~..... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .....~-*=$
=*-~...... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ......~-*=
$=*-~..... DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .....~-*=$
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=*-~...... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ......~-*=
$=*-~..... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL .....~-*=$
£$=*-~.... OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ....~-*=$£
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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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@£$=*-~... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ...~-*=$£@
£$=*-~.... FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ....~-*=$£
$=*-~..... - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE .....~-*=$
=*-~...... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ......~-*=
$=*-~..... THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. .....~-*=$
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