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###&%$:--¨ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨--:$%&###
###&%$:--¨ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ¨--:$%&###
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&$:-¨¨¨¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨¨¨¨-:$&
&%%%:-¨¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨¨¨-:%%%&
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###&%$:--¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨--:$%&###
###&%$:--¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨--:$%&###
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#%:-¨¨¨¨¨¨ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-:%#
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#&$:-¨¨¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨¨¨-:$&#
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#%$:-¨¨¨¨¨ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ¨¨¨¨¨-:$%#
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#%$:--¨¨¨¨ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¨¨¨¨--:$%#
###&%$:--¨ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ¨--:$%&###
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###&%$:--¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨--:$%&###
###&%$:--¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨--:$%&###
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