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##§**=~^.. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ..^~=**§##
#§**=~^... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ...^~=**§#
§**=~^.... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ....^~=**§
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§**=~^.... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ....^~=**§
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##§**=~^.. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ..^~=**§##
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##§**=~^.. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ..^~=**§##
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§**=~^.... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ....^~=**§
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