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£*%^~.,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,.~^%*£
#£*%^~.,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,.~^%*£#
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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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#£*%^~.,,, EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ,,,.~^%*£#
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#£*%^~.,,, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,,,.~^%*£#
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#£*%^~.,,, DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ,,,.~^%*£#
£*%^~.,,,, WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ,,,,.~^%*£
#£*%^~.,,, THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ,,,.~^%*£#
##£*%^~.,, MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ,,.~^%*£##
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##£*%^~.,, 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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#£*%^~.,,, 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 ,,.~^%*£##
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#£*%^~.,,, 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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