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¨~~^=$#¶¶@ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. @¶¶#$=^~~¨
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¨~~^=$$##@ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, @##$$=^~~¨
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¨~~^=$#¶¶@ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND @¶¶#$=^~~¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨~^$# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #$^~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~~^=$#¶@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@¶#$=^~~¨
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