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#@¶#£^*».¨ then it stays so until i fall asleep. ¨.»*^£#¶@#
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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, ¨.»*^£#¶@#
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#@¶#£^*».¨ "save" things. whatever i put in here ¨.»*^£#¶@#
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#@¶#£^*».¨ 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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