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##£@%§*«^¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨^«*§%@£##
##£@%§*«^¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE  OTHERS TELL ¨^«*§%@£##
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##£@%§*«^¨   PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS  ¨^«*§%@£##
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##£@%§*«^¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE.  HERE, ¨^«*§%@£##
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##£@%§*«^¨ LARGE SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO ¨^«*§%@£##
##£@%§*«^¨ FRIENDS LIVE.  WE GO  EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨^«*§%@£##
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