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.~«;§&££## then it  stays  so until  i fall asleep. ##££&§;«~.
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.....~;§££   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 ##££&§;«~.
.~«;§&£### differet foods, all of  them intriguing, ###£&§;«~.
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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 £&&;;~~...
.~«;§&££## of their lives,  play the guitar for me, ##££&§;«~.
.~«;§&££## and  tell  tales  of  the  old  world. i ##££&§;«~.
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.~«;§&££## "save"  things.  whatever i put in  here ##££&§;«~.
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.«;§&££### fall  asleep  i'd  always wake  up fully ###££&§;«.
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.~«;§&££## accidents   where   i   lose  stuff   by ##££&§;«~.
.~«;§&££## forgetting to put them  in  the  square. ##££&§;«~.
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.~«;§&&££# it's  not endless  but  connected  to  a #££&&§;«~.
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