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###¤*%^«:. other day, springs and streams and .:«^%*¤###
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###¤*%^«:. sun is about to rise. its a long day, .:«^%*¤###
####*%^«:. before it fades to night again, and .:«^%*####
###¤*%^«:. then it stays so until i fall asleep. .:«^%*¤###
###¤*%^«:. it doesn't rise unless i've had my .:«^%*¤###
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###¤*%^«:. do art with. the fridge is filled with .:«^%*¤###
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###¤*%^«:. wants to be the big spoon). i listen to .:«^%*¤###
##*%«:.... 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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###¤*%^«:. consider them friends as well. .:«^%*¤###
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##¤**%^«:. meter area on the floor where i can .:«^%**¤##
#¤*%^«.... "save" things. whatever i put in here ....«^%*¤#
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#¤%^^«:... reset. everything else, however, is ...:«^^%¤#
###¤*%^«:. completely reset overnight: synth .:«^%*¤###
#¤¤*^:.... patches removed, food uneaten, wounds ....:^*¤¤#
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###¤*%^«:. fall asleep i'd always wake up fully .:«^%*¤###
###¤*%^«:. rested in my bed. sometimes there's .:«^%*¤###
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###¤*%^«:. large sprawling city, where my radio .:«^%*¤###
###¤*%^«:. friends live. we go exploring together .:«^%*¤###
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##¤%%%^«:. me, they never remember during the day. .:«^%%%¤##
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