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¨:«**@@¶## PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ##¶@@**«:¨
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¨:«******@ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL @******«:¨
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¨:«**@@¶## AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ##¶@@**«:¨
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¨:«**@@¶## RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ##¶@@**«:¨
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¨:«**@@¶## IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ##¶@@**«:¨
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¨:«**@@¶## FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##¶@@**«:¨
¨:«**@@¶## THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ##¶@@**«:¨
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