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@#$\\««... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ...««\\$#@
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@@@#$§\«.. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ..«\§$#@@@
##$§\««... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ...««\§$##
##@#$§\«.. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ..«\§$#@##
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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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##@#$§\«.. RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ..«\§$#@##
###§§««... ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ...««§§###
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#$$\...... THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ......\$$#
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@$$\\\«... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ...«\\\$$@
#$$$\\\«.. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ..«\\\$$$#
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