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£***,..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....,***£
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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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§§§*††*~,. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .,~*††*§§§
£****†*~,. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .,~*†****£
#@£§*†*~,. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .,~*†*§£@#
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§******~,. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .,~******§
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##@£§†*~,. DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND .,~*†§£@##
##@§*†*~,. WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO .,~*†*§@##
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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 ....,~†§£@
#@£§*†*~,. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .,~*†*§£@#
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£§††~..... "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .....~††§£
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£§§*††*~,. RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS .,~*††*§§£
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#@£§*†*~,. FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY .,~*†*§£@#
##@£§†*~,. RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S .,~*†§£@##
#@£§*†*~,. ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY .,~*†*§£@#
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