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¨-~^^*#¶## 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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¨¨¨¨¨-^^## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##^^-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~^^*#¶## DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ##¶#*^^~-¨
¨-~~^^^^*# DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, #*^^^^~~-¨
¨-~^^*##¶# SLIGHTLY WEIRD. #¶##*^^~-¨
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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, #^~--¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~^^*#¶## AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ##¶#*^^~-¨
¨-~^^*###¶ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¶###*^^~-¨
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¨-~^^*#¶## METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ##¶#*^^~-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~^*# FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY #*^~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨--~^^**## ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ##**^^~--¨
¨-~^^*#¶## FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ##¶#*^^~-¨
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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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