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###&$=^=^¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨^=^=$&###
#&===¨¨¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨¨¨¨===&#
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###&$=^=^¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨^=^=$&###
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##$^^=¨¨¨¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨¨¨¨=^^$##
###&$=^=^¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨^=^=$&###
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###&$=^=^¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨^=^=$&###
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