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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. #@#*§*=^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ & ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^=*§*#@# CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. #@#*§*=^¨¨
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¨¨¨^=*§*#@ @#*§*=^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^=*§*#@# FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER #@#*§*=^¨¨
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¨¨^=*§*#@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@#*§*=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=*§*#@ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. @#*§*=^¨¨¨
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