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,,«;%$£### OTHER   DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND ###£$%;«,,
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,,«;%$£### IN  THIS COTTAGE  THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ###£$%;«,,
,,«;%$£###   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ###£$%;«,,
,,«;%$£### PLAYERS.  PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ###£$%;«,,
,,,,,«;$£# MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND  VARIOUS THINGS  TO #£$;«,,,,,
,,«;%$£### DO  ART WITH.  THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ###£$%;«,,
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,,«;%$£### WANTS TO BE  THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ###£$%;«,,
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,,«««;;%$# MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND #$%;;«««,,
,,«;%$£### SOUNDS FROM  THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ###£$%;«,,
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,,«;%$$££# WILL NOT  BE  AFFECTED  BY  THE  NIGHTLY #££$$%;«,,
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,,«;%$$££# HEALED, AND  WHEREVER  AND WHENEVER  I'D #££$$%;«,,
,,«;%$£### FALL ASLEEP  I'D ALWAYS  WAKE  UP  FULLY ###£$%;«,,
,,«;%$£### RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S ###£$%;«,,
,,«;%$£### ACCIDENTS   WHERE  I   LOSE   STUFF   BY ###£$%;«,,
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