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.......... I Wake Up Every Morning At Six Am. It'S ..........
.......... 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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.......... 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 .........-
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~-........ Fall Asleep I'D Always Wake Up Fully ........-~
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.......... Forgetting To Put Them In The Square. ..........
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