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#££^\«:,,, mirrors, prisms, and various things to ,,,:«\^££#
££^\«:,,,, do art with. the fridge is filled with ,,,,:«\^££
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##££^\«:,, wants to be the big spoon). i listen to ,,:«\^££##
#££^\«:,,, the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ,,,:«\^££#
££^\«:,,,, myself, songs and poetry, and found ,,,,:«\^££
£^\«:,,,,, sounds from the forest. the others tell ,,,,,:«\^£
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£^\«:,,,,, 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 ,,,,:«\^££
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#££^\«:,,, healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ,,,:«\^££#
##££^\«:,, fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ,,:«\^££##
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#££^\«:,,, the cottage tries to communicate. here, ,,,:«\^££#
##££^\«:,, it's not endless but connected to a ,,:«\^££##
###££^\«:, large sprawling city, where my radio ,:«\^££###
##££^\«:,, friends live. we go exploring together ,,:«\^££##
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££^\«:,,,, me, they never remember during the day. ,,,,:«\^££
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