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.^~:§£§### EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ###§£§:~^.
.^~:§£§### PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ###§£§:~^.
.^~:§£§### MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ###§£§:~^.
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.^~:§£§### DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ###§£§:~^.
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.^~:§£§### SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ###§£§:~^.
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....^~§§§# AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I #§§§~^....
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.^~:§£§### THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ###§£§:~^.
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