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¨-«†%§#¶¶¶ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ¶¶¶#§%†«-¨
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¨-«†%§#¶## 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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¨-«†%§#¶## FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ##¶#§%†«-¨
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¨-«†††%%%# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #%%%†††«-¨
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¨-«†%§#¶## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##¶#§%†«-¨
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