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#££**\«~¨¨ mirrors, prisms, and various things to ¨¨~«\**££#
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££**\«~¨¨¨ myself, songs and poetry, and found ¨¨¨~«\**££
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#££**\«~¨¨ and tell tales of the old world. i ¨¨~«\**££#
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#££**\«~¨¨ the cottage tries to communicate. here, ¨¨~«\**££#
##££**\«~¨ it's not endless but connected to a ¨~«\**££##
#££**\«~¨¨ large sprawling city, where my radio ¨¨~«\**££#
££**\«~¨¨¨ friends live. we go exploring together ¨¨¨~«\**££
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