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###¤£$=~,. WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .,~=$£¤###
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#¤¤¤£$=~,. SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, .,~=$£¤¤¤#
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###¤£$=~,. IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .,~=$£¤###
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###¤£$=~,. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .,~=$£¤###
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###¤£$=~,. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .,~=$£¤###
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###¤£$=~,. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, .,~=$£¤###
###¤£$=~,. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .,~=$£¤###
###¤£$=~,. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .,~=$£¤###
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###¤£$=~,. METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN .,~=$£¤###
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##¤¤£$=~,. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, .,~=$£¤¤##
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