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£%^†-,¨¨¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨,-†^%£
%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
^†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†^
%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
£%^†-,¨¨¨¨ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨¨¨¨,-†^%£
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%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
^†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†^
%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
£%^†-,¨¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨¨,-†^%£
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%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
£%^†-,¨¨¨¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨¨¨¨,-†^%£
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#@£%^†-,¨¨ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¨¨,-†^%£@#
##@£%^†-,¨ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¨,-†^%£@##
#@£%^†-,¨¨ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ¨¨,-†^%£@#
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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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%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
^†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-†^
%^†-,¨¨¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨¨¨,-†^%
£%^†-,¨¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨¨,-†^%£
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