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¤^=-...... SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ......-=^¤
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@¶¤¤%^=--. THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. .--=^%¤¤¶@
@¶¶¤%^=--. IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .--=^%¤¶¶@
#@¶¤%^=--. DREAMS. .--=^%¤¶@#
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#@¶¤%^=--. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .--=^%¤¶@#
¶¶¤¤%^=--. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .--=^%¤¤¶¶
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¶%^=--.... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ....--=^%¶
#@¶¤%^=--. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .--=^%¤¶@#
@¶%^----.. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ..----^%¶@
@¶¤%%^=--. SLIGHTLY WEIRD. .--=^%%¤¶@
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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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¶¤^---.... 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. .--=^%¤¶@#
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