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##¶£$%*~-, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE.  ITS A  LONG  DAY, ,-~*%$£¶##
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£££%%~~~-,   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ,-~~~%%£££
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##¶£$%*~-, MIRRORS,  PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,-~*%$£¶##
##¶£$%*~-, DO ART WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH ,-~*%$£¶##
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¶$$**~-,,, MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ,,,-~**$$¶
##¶£$%*~-, SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS  TELL ,-~*%$£¶##
##¶£$%*~-, OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR  FOR ME, ,-~*%$£¶##
£$$%~~,,,, AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I ,,,,~~%$$£
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¶¶£%~~~,,, "SAVE" THINGS.  WHATEVER I  PUT  IN HERE ,,,~~~%£¶¶
£%~~,,,,,, WILL  NOT  BE AFFECTED  BY  THE  NIGHTLY ,,,,,,~~%£
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##¶£$%*~-, RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S ,-~*%$£¶##
###£$%*~-, ACCIDENTS   WHERE   I   LOSE   STUFF  BY ,-~*%$£###
##¶£$%*~-, FORGETTING TO  PUT THEM  IN THE  SQUARE. ,-~*%$£¶##
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##¶£$%*~-, WHERE  THE  SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ,-~*%$£¶##
##¶£$%*~-, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE.  HERE, ,-~*%$£¶##
##¶£$%*~-, IT'S NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A ,-~*%$£¶##
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