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#£&†:~-¨¨¨ sun is about to rise. its a long day, ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
£&†:~-¨¨¨¨ before it fades to night again, and ¨¨¨¨-~:†&£
&†:~-¨¨¨¨¨ then it stays so until i fall asleep. ¨¨¨¨¨-~:†&
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ it doesn't rise unless i've had my ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
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##£&†:~-¨¨ mirrors, prisms, and various things to ¨¨-~:†&£##
#£&†:~-¨¨¨ do art with. the fridge is filled with ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
£&†:~-¨¨¨¨ differet foods, all of them intriguing, ¨¨¨¨-~:†&£
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#£&†:~-¨¨¨ wants to be the big spoon). i listen to ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
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###£&†:~-¨ myself, songs and poetry, and found ¨-~:†&£###
##£&†:~-¨¨ sounds from the forest. the others tell ¨¨-~:†&£##
#£&†:~-¨¨¨ of their lives, play the guitar for me, ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
£&†:~-¨¨¨¨ and tell tales of the old world. i ¨¨¨¨-~:†&£
&†:~-¨¨¨¨¨ consider them friends as well. ¨¨¨¨¨-~:†&
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#£&†:~-¨¨¨ "save" things. whatever i put in here ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
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##£&†:~-¨¨ completely reset overnight: synth ¨¨-~:†&£##
#£&†:~-¨¨¨ patches removed, food uneaten, wounds ¨¨¨-~:†&£#
£&†:~-¨¨¨¨ healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ¨¨¨¨-~:†&£
&†:~-¨¨¨¨¨ fall asleep i'd always wake up fully ¨¨¨¨¨-~:†&
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ rested in my bed. sometimes there's ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ accidents where i lose stuff by ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ forgetting to put them in the square. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨-~:†&
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ - things are deep and dark - but unlike ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ me, they never remember during the day. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:
†:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ this is a mystery we often discuss. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†
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