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###§$%*-^. OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .^-*%$§###
###§$%*-^. MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, .^-*%$§###
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###§$%*-^. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .^-*%$§###
###§$%*-^. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .^-*%$§###
§%*^^..... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .....^^*%§
###§$%*-^. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .^-*%$§###
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###§$%*-^. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .^-*%$§###
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###§$%*-^. ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY .^-*%$§###
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###§$%*-^. LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .^-*%$§###
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