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@$::«..... IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .....«::$@
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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 ...««::†##
####$†:«.. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ..«:†$####
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#@$:...... WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ......:$@#
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##@#$†:«.. SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ..«:†$#@##
##@#$†:«.. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ..«:†$#@##
##@#$†:«.. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ..«:†$#@##
###@$†:«.. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ..«:†$@###
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##@#$†:«.. HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ..«:†$#@##
#†::«..... FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY .....«::†#
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#@#†«..... WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND .....«†#@#
##@#$†:«.. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ..«:†$#@##
##@#$†:«.. IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ..«:†$#@##
##@#$†:«.. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ..«:†$#@##
###@#†:«.. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ..«:†#@###
##@#$†:«.. - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ..«:†$#@##
##@#$†:«.. ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ..«:†$#@##
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