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##@§£=;~-. mirrors, prisms, and various things to .-~;=£§@##
##@§£=;~-. do art with. the fridge is filled with .-~;=£§@##
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##@§£=;~-. the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit .-~;=£§@##
@§§§£=;~-. myself, songs and poetry, and found .-~;=£§§§@
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##@§£=;~-. reset. everything else, however, is .-~;=£§@##
##@§£=;~-. completely reset overnight: synth .-~;=£§@##
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##@§£=;~-. 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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