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##@¤¤^†«.. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ..«†^¤¤@##
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##@¤¤^†«.. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ..«†^¤¤@##
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##@¤¤^†«.. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ..«†^¤¤@##
##@¤¤^†«.. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ..«†^¤¤@##
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¤^†«...... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ......«†^¤
@@@¤¤^†«.. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ..«†^¤¤@@@
¤^†««..... AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .....««†^¤
¤¤¤^«..... CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .....«^¤¤¤
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¤^†....... WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY .......†^¤
#@¤†...... RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ......†¤@#
#@@¤¤^†«.. COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ..«†^¤¤@@#
@¤¤¤¤^†«.. PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ..«†^¤¤¤¤@
###¤¤^†«.. HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ..«†^¤¤###
#@@¤¤^†«.. FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ..«†^¤¤@@#
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#@@¤¤^†«.. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ..«†^¤¤@@#
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¤¤¤^†««... FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ...««†^¤¤¤
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