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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. ,,,,,,,###
,,#,,,#,,, IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY #,,,,,,#,,
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#,##,,#### AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE  OLD  WORLD. I ,#,,##,#,,
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##,##,,,## RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S ,,,#,,###,
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,,##,,###, LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY RADIO ,##,##,,##
#,#,#,#,,# FRIENDS  LIVE. WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,#,##,#,#,
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