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....^=††&£ Other   Day,  Springs  And  Streams  And £&††=^....
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...^«==†&£ Before It  Fades  To  Night  Again,  And £&†==«^...
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.^«=†%&&&& In This Cottage There'S A Lot  Of  Radio &&&&%†=«^.
.^«=†%&£@#   Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape   #@£&%†=«^.
.^«=†%&£@@ Players. Pen And Paper, Books,  Cameras, @@£&%†=«^.
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.^«=†%&£@# Differet Foods, All  Of Them Intriguing, #@£&%†=«^.
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.^«=†%&£@# Will  Not  Be Affected  By  The  Nightly #@£&%†=«^.
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....««=††& Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S &††=««....
.^«=†%&£@@ Accidents  Where   I   Lose   Stuff   By @@£&%†=«^.
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.^«=†%&£@# The Cottage  Tries To Communicate. Here, #@£&%†=«^.
.^«=†%&£## It'S  Not  Endless  But  Connected  To A ##£&%†=«^.
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