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##¶££*=«~, do art with. the fridge is filled with ,~«=*££¶##
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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 ,~«=*££¶##
##¶££*=«~, consider them friends as well. ,~«=*££¶##
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###¶£*=«~, reset. everything else, however, is ,~«=*£¶###
¶¶£££*=«~, completely reset overnight: synth ,~«=*£££¶¶
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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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£££££*=«~, the cottage tries to communicate. here, ,~«=*£££££
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###££*=«~, me, they never remember during the day. ,~«=*££###
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