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#*/~,,,,,, The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit A Bit ,,,,,,~/*#
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#@@#%*/«~, And Tell Tales Of The Old World. I ,~«/*%#@@#
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#%%/~,,,,, Reset. Everything Else, However, Is ,,,,,~/%%#
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#@@#%*/«~, It'S Not Endless But Connected To A ,~«/*%#@@#
@#***/«~,, Large Sprawling City, Where My Radio ,,~«/***#@
@%*///~,,, Friends Live. We Go Exploring Together ,,,~///*%@
@@#*/~~,,, - Things Are Deep And Dark - But Unlike ,,,~~/*#@@
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