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#@#&@§:~-. Other Day, Springs And Streams And .-~:§@@#
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#@#&@§:~-. Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With .-~:§@@#
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#@#&@§:~-. Sounds From The Forest. The Others Tell .-~:§@@#
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#@#&@§:~-. Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly .-~:§@@#
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#@#&@§:~-. Large Sprawling City, Where My Radio .-~:§@@#
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#@#&@§:~-. Me, They Never Remember During The Day. .-~:§@@#
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