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££$**««... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND  VARIOUS  THINGS TO ...««**$££
##£&$*\«,. DO ART  WITH. THE FRIDGE  IS FILLED WITH .,«\*$&£##
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#£$$$*\«,. THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A  BIT .,«\*$$$£#
££$\,,.... MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ....,,\$££
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##£&$*\«,. AND  TELL  TALES  OF  THE OLD  WORLD.  I .,«\*$&£##
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##£&$*\«,. ACCIDENTS  WHERE   I   LOSE   STUFF   BY .,«\*$&£##
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££&&$*\«,. ME,  THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .,«\*$&&££
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