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¨¨¨¨:~*†¤¤ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¤¤†*~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~*†¤ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ¤†*~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~*†¤¤# EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE #¤¤†*~:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:~*†¤¤# DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, #¤¤†*~:¨¨¨
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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, ##¤¤†*~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~*†¤ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¤†*~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~*†¤¤ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¤¤†*~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~*†¤¤# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #¤¤†*~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~*†¤¤## RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ##¤¤†*~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:~*†¤¤ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ¤¤†*~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:~*† ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. †*~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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