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#@¶£$%^~~. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .~~^%$£¶@#
##@¶$%^~~. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .~~^%$¶@##
#@¶£$%^~~. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .~~^%$£¶@#
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#@¶£$%^~~. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .~~^%$£¶@#
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#@¶£$%^~~. MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND .~~^%$£¶@#
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##@¶£$%^~. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .~^%$£¶@##
#@¶£$%^~~. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .~~^%$£¶@#
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#@¶£$%^~~. PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS .~~^%$£¶@#
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