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§^^^~¨¨¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨¨¨~^^^§
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##¶§§^=~^¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨^~=^§§¶##
§§^=~~~~^¨ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ¨^~~~~=^§§
#§§§§^=~^¨ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¨^~=^§§§§#
##¶§§^=~^¨ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¨^~=^§§¶##
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§§§^^~¨¨¨¨ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ¨¨¨¨~^^§§§
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###¶§^=~^¨ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ¨^~=^§¶###
##¶§§^=~^¨ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¨^~=^§§¶##
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##¶§§^=~^¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨^~=^§§¶##
##¶§§^=~^¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨^~=^§§¶##
##¶§§^=~^¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨^~=^§§¶##
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