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.....~«=%# Then It  Stays  So  Until I Fall Asleep. #%=«~.....
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...~«=%### In This Cottage There'S  A Lot  Of Radio ###%=«~...
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...~«=%### Do Art With. The  Fridge Is  Filled With ###%=«~...
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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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....~«=%## Meter  Area  On  The Floor  Where  I Can ##%=«~....
...~«=%### "Save"  Things. Whatever I  Put  In Here ###%=«~...
..~«=%#### Will  Not  Be  Affected  By  The Nightly ####%=«~..
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.....~«=%# Fall  Asleep I'D Always  Wake  Up  Fully #%=«~.....
......~«=% Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S %=«~......
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...~«=%### It'S  Not Endless  But  Connected  To  A ###%=«~...
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.......~«= Me,  They Never Remember During The Day. =«~.......
......~«=% This  Is A  Mystery  We  Often  Discuss. %=«~......
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