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^«:....... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .......:«^
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^«:....... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .......:«^
†^«:...... 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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@£&%†^«:.. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ..:«^†%&£@
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