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¨¨¨¨¨~=;†§ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. §†;=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=;†§# IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY #§†;=~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~=;†§# EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE #§†;=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=;†§ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, §†;=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=;† MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO †;=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=;†§ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH §†;=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~=;†§ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO §†;=~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~=;†§# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #§†;=~¨¨¨¨
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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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