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¨.«^%$£@## BEFORE  IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT AGAIN,  AND ##@£$%^«.¨
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¨.«^$£@### DOG  (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE   AND ###@£$^«.¨
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¨.«^%$£@## MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ##@£$%^«.¨
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¨.«^%$£@## OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR  ME, ##@£$%^«.¨
¨.«^%$£@## AND  TELL  TALES  OF THE  OLD  WORLD.  I ##@£$%^«.¨
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