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¨~-\§$§@## BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@@@ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY @@@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ##@§$§\-~¨
¨~-\§$§@## WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ##@§$§\-~¨
¨~-\§$§@## SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ##@§$§\-~¨
¨~-\§$§@## OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ##@§$§\-~¨
¨~-\§$§@## RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ##@§$§\-~¨
¨~-\§$§@## ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ##@§$§\-~¨
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¨~-\§$§@## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##@§$§\-~¨
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