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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 ###£&==«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨«==## sounds from the forest. the others tell ##==«¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-==&# of their lives, play the guitar for me, #&==-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-=====# and tell tales of the old world. i #=====-¨¨¨
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¨-«==&£### the cottage tries to communicate. here, ###£&==«-¨
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¨¨¨¨«««=&# me, they never remember during the day. #&=«««¨¨¨¨
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