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##%;~~~... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ...~~~;%##
####&%;~~. OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .~~;%###
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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. .~~;%###
#&;;;~~... IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ...~~;;;
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####&%;~~. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .~~;%###
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####&%;~~. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .~~;%###
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####&%;~~. 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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####&%;~~. "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .~~;%###
####&%;~~. WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY .~~;%###
####&%;~~. RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS .~~;%###
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####&%;~~. IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A .~~;%###
####&%;~~. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .~~;%###
####&%;~~. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER .~~;%###
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