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¨-«=*$&¶@# SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*& PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, &*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-««==**&@ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO @&**==««-¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT #@¶&$*=«-¨
¨-«=*$&¶@# MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«=*& FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY &*=«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-«=*$&¶@# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #@¶&$*=«-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«*& ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. &*«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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