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$%;~,..... before it fades to night again, and .....,~;%$
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;~,....... it doesn't rise unless i've had my .......,~;
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@£#$%;~,.. do art with. the fridge is filled with ..,~;%$#£@
#@£#$%;~,. differet foods, all of them intriguing, .,~;%$#£@#
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,......... the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit .........,
~,........ myself, songs and poetry, and found ........,~
;~,....... sounds from the forest. the others tell .......,~;
%;~,...... of their lives, play the guitar for me, ......,~;%
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$%;~,..... will not be affected by the nightly .....,~;%$
%;~,...... reset. everything else, however, is ......,~;%
;~,....... completely reset overnight: synth .......,~;
~,........ patches removed, food uneaten, wounds ........,~
,......... healed, and wherever and whenever i'd .........,
~,........ fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ........,~
;~,....... rested in my bed. sometimes there's .......,~;
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#$%;~,.... it's not endless but connected to a ....,~;%$#
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%;~,...... friends live. we go exploring together ......,~;%
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