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¨-«^*%§£@# WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY #@£§%*^«-¨
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¨¨¨¨--^%§@ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, @§%^--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨--^%§ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. §%^--¨¨¨¨¨
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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 #@£§%*^«-¨
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¨-«^*%§£@# PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS #@£§%*^«-¨
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¨-«^*%§£@@ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, @@£§%*^«-¨
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