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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. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~^*$ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO $*^~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^* THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT *^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~^* WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY *^~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~^*$§ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH §$*^~:¨¨¨¨
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¨:~^*$§¶@# FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY #@¶§$*^~:¨
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¨¨¨:~^*$§¶ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¶§$*^~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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