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¨,=\$£##@# of their lives, play the guitar for me, #@##£$\=,¨
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¨,=\$£##@# completely reset overnight: synth #@##£$\=,¨
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¨,=\$£##@# where the spirits of the forest around #@##£$\=,¨
¨,=\$£##@# the cottage tries to communicate. here, #@##£$\=,¨
¨,=\$£#### it's not endless but connected to a ####£$\=,¨
¨,=\$£#@## large sprawling city, where my radio ##@#£$\=,¨
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¨,=\$£#@## me, they never remember during the day. ##@#£$\=,¨
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