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###£%§\«,. do art with. the fridge is filled with .,«\§%£###
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#£%§\«,... wants to be the big spoon). i listen to ...,«\§%£#
##£%§\«,.. 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, ...,«\§%£#
£%§\«,.... and tell tales of the old world. i ....,«\§%£
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##£%§\«,.. will not be affected by the nightly ..,«\§%£##
#£%§\«,... reset. everything else, however, is ...,«\§%£#
£%§\«,.... completely reset overnight: synth ....,«\§%£
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£%§\«,.... large sprawling city, where my radio ....,«\§%£
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