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#@@§£*;«~. WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .~«;*£§@@#
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§££;~..... BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND .....~;££§
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#@@§£*;«~. IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .~«;*£§@@#
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#@@§£*;«~. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .~«;*£§@@#
##@§£*;«~. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .~«;*£§@##
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#@@§£*;«~. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .~«;*£§@@#
#@@§£*;«~. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .~«;*£§@@#
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#@@§£*;«~. SLIGHTLY WEIRD. .~«;*£§@@#
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#@@§£*;«~. THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT .~«;*£§@@#
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#@@§£*;«~. 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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##@§£*;«~. COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH .~«;*£§@##
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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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#@@§£*;«~. IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A .~«;*£§@@#
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