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##¶£&=†~,¨ SUN IS  ABOUT TO RISE.  ITS A LONG  DAY, ¨,~†=&£¶##
¶¶&=†,,¨¨¨ BEFORE IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ¨¨¨,,†=&¶¶
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¶&=~~,¨¨¨¨ MIRRORS,  PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨¨¨¨,~~=&¶
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¶¶¶£&=†~,¨ DOG  (WHO   IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND ¨,~†=&£¶¶¶
##¶£&=†~,¨ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I  LISTEN TO ¨,~†=&£¶##
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###¶£&†~,¨ MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ¨,~†&£¶###
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##¶£&=†~,¨ WHERE  THE SPIRITS OF  THE FOREST AROUND ¨,~†=&£¶##
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