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^~^....... MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, .......^~^
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^~^....... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .......^~^
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~^........ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ........^~
^......... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND .........^
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#£§%^~^... "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ...^~^%§£#
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%^~^...... COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ......^~^%
^~^....... PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS .......^~^
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