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#.#.#.#.#. DARK, AND THE  STARS  ARE OUT,  BUT  THE .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. SUN IS  ABOUT  TO RISE. ITS A LONG  DAY, .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. BEFORE IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. THEN  IT STAYS SO UNTIL  I FALL  ASLEEP. .#.#.#.#.#
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#.#.#.#.#. MIRRORS,  PRISMS, AND VARIOUS  THINGS TO .#.#.#.#..
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#.#.#.#.#. OF  THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#.      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      .#.#.#.#.#
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#.#.#.#.#. ACCIDENTS   WHERE   I   LOSE   STUFF  BY .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. FORGETTING TO  PUT THEM  IN  THE SQUARE. .#.#.#.#..
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#.#.#.#.#. AT  NIGHT,   I  HAVE  DEMI-LUCID  DREAMS .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. WHERE THE SPIRITS  OF THE  FOREST AROUND .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. THE COTTAGE  TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO A .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. LARGE  SPRAWLING  CITY, WHERE  MY  RADIO .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. FRIENDS  LIVE.  WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER .#.#.#.#.#
#.#.#.#.#. - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT  UNLIKE .#.#.#.#..
#.#.#.#.#. ME, THEY NEVER  REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .#.#.#.#.#
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