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¨,-;=$&#@@ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND @@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@# DREAMS. #@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@@ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE @@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@@ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO @@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@# SLIGHTLY WEIRD. #@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@# WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO #@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$$&&# SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL #&&$$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$#@## OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##@#$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@# PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,----=&&# FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY #&&=----,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&&&@ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY @&&&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@@ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. @@#&$=;-,¨
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¨,-;=$&#@# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #@#&$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A #@#&$=;-,¨
¨¨¨¨,-==&@ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO @&==-,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,;$&@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @&$;,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,-;=$$$## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##$$$=;-,¨
¨,-;=$&#@# THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. #@#&$=;-,¨
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