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,,,,##,#,# THEN  IT  STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL  ASLEEP. ###,#,#,,,
,,,#,####, IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY ,,#####,,,
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#,,#,,#,,# MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND  VARIOUS THINGS TO ,,###,####
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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 #,,,#,#,,,
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,#,#,,##,, THE  COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #,,####,#,
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,,,#####,# LARGE  SPRAWLING CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO ###,,#,,##
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