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.......... Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ..........
.......... Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ..........
.......... Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To ..........
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.......... "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ..........
.......... Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly ..........
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