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##££**~.¨¨ equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape ¨¨.~**££##
#££**~.¨¨¨ players. pen and paper, books, cameras, ¨¨¨.~**££#
##££**~.¨¨ mirrors, prisms, and various things to ¨¨.~**££##
###££**~.¨ do art with. the fridge is filled with ¨.~**££###
##££**~.¨¨ differet foods, all of them intriguing, ¨¨.~**££##
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#££**~.¨¨¨ myself, songs and poetry, and found ¨¨¨.~**££#
##££**~.¨¨ sounds from the forest. the others tell ¨¨.~**££##
###££**~.¨ of their lives, play the guitar for me, ¨.~**££###
##££**~.¨¨ and tell tales of the old world. i ¨¨.~**££##
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#££**~.¨¨¨ fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ¨¨¨.~**££#
##££**~.¨¨ rested in my bed. sometimes there's ¨¨.~**££##
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##££**~.¨¨ the cottage tries to communicate. here, ¨¨.~**££##
###££**~.¨ it's not endless but connected to a ¨.~**££###
##££**~.¨¨ large sprawling city, where my radio ¨¨.~**££##
#££**~.¨¨¨ friends live. we go exploring together ¨¨¨.~**££#
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