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¨¨¨¨¨¨^*%§ DARK,  AND THE  STARS ARE  OUT, BUT  THE §%*^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-*%£§@## 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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¨^-*%£§@## IN THIS COTTAGE  THERE'S A LOT  OF RADIO ##@§£%*-^¨
¨^-*%£§@##   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ##@§£%*-^¨
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¨^-*%%%§@@ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS  THINGS  TO @@§%%%*-^¨
¨^-*%£@### DO ART WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH ###@£%*-^¨
¨^-*%£§@## DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF  THEM INTRIGUING, ##@§£%*-^¨
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¨^-*%£§@## I  HAVE  FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT,  AND A ##@§£%*-^¨
¨^-*%£§### DOG  (WHO   IS  RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND ###§£%*-^¨
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¨^-*%£§§@# THE SHORTWAVE RADIO,  AND TRANSMIT A BIT #@§§£%*-^¨
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¨^-*%£§@## SOUNDS FROM  THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ##@§£%*-^¨
¨^-*%£§@## OF THEIR  LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##@§£%*-^¨
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¨^-*%£§@##   RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS    ##@§£%*-^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-*%%§ FALL ASLEEP  I'D  ALWAYS  WAKE UP  FULLY §%%*-¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨^-*%£§@@@ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING  THE DAY. @@@§£%*-^¨
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