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##@¶£*^~:, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,:~^*£¶@##
#@¶&£*^~:, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,:~^*£&¶@#
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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 ,:~^*£££&@
#@¶&£*^~:, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,:~^*£&¶@#
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@¶£*~:,,,, WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ,,,,:~*£¶@
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¶¶&**^~~:, 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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&&£^^^^~:, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,:~^^^^£&&
@&**^^^~:, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,:~^^^**&@
@¶¶&£*^~:, 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 ,:~^*£&¶¶¶
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##@¶&£*~:, - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ,:~*£&¶@##
##@¶£*^~:, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,:~^*£¶@##
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