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...-«/*$£@   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   @£$*/«-...
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..-«/*$£@# MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND #@£$*/«-..
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..-«/*$£@# FALL  ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS  WAKE  UP  FULLY #@£$*/«-..
.-«/*$£@## RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S ##@£$*/«-.
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..-«/*$£@# WHERE  THE SPIRITS  OF THE FOREST AROUND #@£$*/«-..
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....-«/*$£ ME, THEY  NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. £$*/«-....
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