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##£***~:.. 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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###£***~:. will not be affected by the nightly .:~***£###
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