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,,,«=%£@## the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ##@£%=«,,,
,,«=%£@### myself, songs and poetry, and found ###@£%=«,,
,,,«=%£@## sounds from the forest. the others tell ##@£%=«,,,
,,,,«=%£@# of their lives, play the guitar for me, #@£%=«,,,,
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,,,«=%£@## meter area on the floor where i can ##@£%=«,,,
,,«=%£@### "save" things. whatever i put in here ###@£%=«,,
,,,«=%£@## will not be affected by the nightly ##@£%=«,,,
,,,,«=%£@# reset. everything else, however, is #@£%=«,,,,
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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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,,,,«=%£@# friends live. we go exploring together #@£%=«,,,,
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