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##£¤$†;~.¨ Sun  Is  About To Rise. Its A Long  Day, ¨.~;†$¤£##
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##£¤$†;~.¨ Players. Pen And Paper,  Books, Cameras, ¨.~;†$¤£##
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##£¤$†;~.¨ Do Art With.  The  Fridge Is Filled With ¨.~;†$¤£##
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##£¤$†;~.¨ Myself,  Songs  And  Poetry,  And  Found ¨.~;†$¤£##
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##£¤$†;~.¨ "Save"  Things.  Whatever I Put In  Here ¨.~;†$¤£##
#£¤†;;;~.¨ Will Not  Be  Affected  By  The  Nightly ¨.~;;;†¤£#
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##£¤$†;~.¨   Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds  ¨.~;†$¤£##
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##£¤$†;~.¨ Fall  Asleep I'D  Always  Wake  Up Fully ¨.~;†$¤£##
££¤$;;;~.¨ Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S ¨.~;;;$¤££
£££¤$†;~.¨ Accidents   Where  I   Lose   Stuff   By ¨.~;†$¤£££
£¤¤¤$†;~.¨ Forgetting To  Put  Them In The  Square. ¨.~;†$¤¤¤£
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##£¤$†;~.¨ The Cottage Tries To  Communicate. Here, ¨.~;†$¤£##
#¤$;.¨¨¨¨¨ It'S  Not  Endless  But Connected  To  A ¨¨¨¨¨.;$¤#
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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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