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§%;;;^.... mirrors, prisms, and various things to ....^;;;%§
§§%;;;^... 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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##¶§%%;~^. of their lives, play the guitar for me, .^~;%%§¶##
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§%%;~^.... will not be affected by the nightly ....^~;%%§
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##¶§%%;~^. healed, and wherever and whenever i'd .^~;%%§¶##
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##¶§%%;~^. rested in my bed. sometimes there's .^~;%%§¶##
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##¶§%%;~^. large sprawling city, where my radio .^~;%%§¶##
##¶§%%;~^. friends live. we go exploring together .^~;%%§¶##
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#¶§§%%;~^. me, they never remember during the day. .^~;%%§§¶#
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