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¨~«==*§¶## Other  Day,  Springs   And  Streams  And ##¶§*==«~¨
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¨~«==*§¶## Dark, And The  Stars  Are  Out,  But The ##¶§*==«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«=*¶ Sun Is About To  Rise.  Its  A Long Day, ¶*=«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«==*§§¶¶ Before  It  Fades  To  Night Again,  And ¶¶§§*==«~¨
¨¨¨¨«===*§ Then It  Stays So  Until I Fall  Asleep. §*===«¨¨¨¨
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¨~«==*§¶##                  Dreams.                 ##¶§*==«~¨
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¨~«==***§#   Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape   #§***==«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=§ 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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¨¨¨¨~==*¶# Dog  (Who  Is  Ridicolously  Large   And #¶*==~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~==*§ 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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¨~«==*§¶## Meter  Area  On  The  Floor Where  I Can ##¶§*==«~¨
¨~«==*§¶## "Save" Things.  Whatever I Put  In  Here ##¶§*==«~¨
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¨~«==*§¶##     Completely Reset Overnight: Synth    ##¶§*==«~¨
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¨~«==*§¶## Healed,  And  Wherever And  Whenever I'D ##¶§*==«~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*§ Fall Asleep I'D  Always  Wake  Up  Fully §*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«==*§§§§ Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S §§§§*==«~¨
¨~«==§¶### Accidents   Where   I   Lose   Stuff  By ###¶§==«~¨
¨~«==*§¶## Forgetting  To Put Them  In The  Square. ##¶§*==«~¨
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¨~«==*§¶## Where  The Spirits Of  The Forest Around ##¶§*==«~¨
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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. ##¶§*==«~¨
¨¨¨¨~~=*¶# This  Is  A  Mystery  We Often  Discuss. #¶*=~~¨¨¨¨
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