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¨,~*%§¤£## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##£¤§%*~,¨
¨,~*%§¤£## DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ##£¤§%*~,¨
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¨,~*%§¤£## THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ##£¤§%*~,¨
¨,~*%§¤£## MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ##£¤§%*~,¨
¨,~*%§¤£## SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ##£¤§%*~,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~*§¤¤ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¤¤§*~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~%¤£ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY £¤%~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~*%§¤£## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##£¤§%*~,¨
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