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.~-†^$$£££ dark, and  the  stars are  out, but  the £££$$^†-~.
.~-†^^$$££ sun is  about  to  rise. its a long day, ££$$^^†-~.
...--†††^£ before it  fades  to  night  again,  and £^†††--...
.~-†^$££## then  it stays  so  until i fall asleep. ##££$^†-~.
.~-†^$££## it  doesn't  rise  unless  i've  had  my ##££$^†-~.
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.~-†^$££##   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   ##££$^†-~.
......-†^£ 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, £^--......
.....-^$£# and  tell  tales  of the  old  world.  i #£$^-.....
.~-†^$££##      consider them friends as well.      ##££$^†-~.
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.~-†^$££## meter area  on  the  floor  where  i can ##££$^†-~.
.~-†^$££## "save" things.  whatever  i put in  here ##££$^†-~.
...~†^$£££ will  not  be  affected  by the  nightly £££$^†~...
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....~†$£££   patches removed, food uneaten, wounds  £££$†~....
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.~-†^$££## fall asleep  i'd always  wake  up  fully ##££$^†-~.
.~--††$$$£ rested  in  my  bed.  sometimes  there's £$$$††--~.
....~~†^££ accidents   where  i   lose   stuff   by ££^†~~....
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.~-†^$££## the cottage tries to communicate.  here, ##££$^†-~.
.~-†^$££## it's  not  endless but  connected  to  a ##££$^†-~.
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..~~~~††$£ friends live.  we go  exploring together £$††~~~~..
.~-†^$££## - things are deep  and dark - but unlike ##££$^†-~.
.~-†^$££## me, they never remember  during the day. ##££$^†-~.
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