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¨¨¨¨¨-=%@@ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND @@%=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-»=%&@¶@@ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. @@¶@&%=»-¨
¨-»=%&@¶@# IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY #@¶@&%=»-¨
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¨¨---=&&@¶ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¶@&&=---¨¨
¨¨¨--=&@@@ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH @@@&=--¨¨¨
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¨-»=%&@¶@# SLIGHTLY WEIRD. #@¶@&%=»-¨
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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 #@¶@&%=»-¨
¨¨--»=&@@@ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL @@@&=»--¨¨
¨¨¨-»%%@@@ 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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¨-»=%&@¶@# HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D #@¶@&%=»-¨
¨-»=%&@¶@@ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY @@¶@&%=»-¨
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¨-»=%&@¶@# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #@¶@&%=»-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=%@¶ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ¶@%=-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-»=%&@¶@# IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A #@¶@&%=»-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=&@@ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO @@&=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-»»»=%@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @%=»»»-¨¨¨
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¨-»=%&@¶@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@¶@&%=»-¨
¨-»=%&@¶@# THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. #@¶@&%=»-¨
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