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,.~/*$#£## SUN  IS ABOUT  TO RISE.  ITS A LONG DAY, ##£#$*/~.,
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,,,,..//$# PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS,  CAMERAS, #$//..,,,,
,.~/*$#£## MIRRORS,  PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##£#$*/~.,
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,.~/*$#£## MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ##£#$*/~.,
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,.~/*$#£## AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I ##£#$*/~.,
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,.~/*$#£## ACCIDENTS   WHERE  I   LOSE   STUFF   BY ##£#$*/~.,
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,.~/*$#### FRIENDS  LIVE. WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ####$*/~.,
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,.~/*$#£## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE  DAY. ##£#$*/~.,
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