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####$§/«^¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨^«/§$####
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##§§/«^¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨^«/§§##
####$§/«^¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨^«/§$####
#$§§«^¨¨¨¨ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¨¨¨¨^«§§$#
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####$§/«^¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨^«/§$####
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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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####$§/«^¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨^«/§$####
####$§/«^¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨^«/§$####
##$/«^^¨¨¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨¨¨^^«/$##
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