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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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££*=~:¨¨¨¨ players. pen and paper, books, cameras, ¨¨¨¨:~=*££
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#¶££*=~:¨¨ "save" things. whatever i put in here ¨¨:~=*££¶#
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=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ rested in my bed. sometimes there's ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ accidents where i lose stuff by ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ forgetting to put them in the square. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ where the spirits of the forest around ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the cottage tries to communicate. here, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=
*=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ it's not endless but connected to a ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=*
£*=~:¨¨¨¨¨ large sprawling city, where my radio ¨¨¨¨¨:~=*£
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