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¨:~;%§¤£## THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ##£¤§%;~:¨
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¨:~;%§¤£## MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ##£¤§%;~:¨
¨:~~;;§§£# SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL #£§§;;~~:¨
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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 ##£¤§%;~:¨
¨:~;%§¤£## RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ##£¤§%;~:¨
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¨:~;%§¤£## FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ##£¤§%;~:¨
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¨:~;%§¤£## IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ##£¤§%;~:¨
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