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§§££%%†«.. equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape ..«†%%££§§
§%†««..... players. pen and paper, books, cameras, .....««†%§
###@£%†«.. 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 ..«†%£§§§@
#@£%%««... 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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##@§£%†«.. most importantly, there's a two square ..«†%£§@##
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##@§£%†«.. "save" things. whatever i put in here ..«†%£§@##
#@@§£%†«.. will not be affected by the nightly ..«†%£§@@#
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##@§£%†«.. patches removed, food uneaten, wounds ..«†%£§@##
§££%«««... healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ...«««%££§
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§%†«...... the cottage tries to communicate. here, ......«†%§
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##@§£%†«.. friends live. we go exploring together ..«†%£§@##
##@§£%†«.. - things are deep and dark - but unlike ..«†%£§@##
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