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#@£§§=^»^, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,^»^=§§£@#
#@£§§=^»^, THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ,^»^=§§£@#
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£§§§§=^»^, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,^»^=§§§§£
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#@£§§=^»^, OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ,^»^=§§£@#
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##£§§=^»^, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,^»^=§§£##
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§§§=^^,,,, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,,,,^^=§§§
§=»,,,,,,, COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ,,,,,,,»=§
§§^^»^,,,, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,,,,^»^^§§
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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 ,^^^^^^^§§
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§§§=^»,,,, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,,,,»^=§§§
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£§§=^^,,,, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,,,,^^=§§£
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