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########## IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY #,#,,,,,,#
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,,,,,,#,#, IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S  A LOT  OF RADIO ###,#,,,#,
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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 ##,,,##,,,
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,#,,##,### RESTED  IN  MY  BED.  SOMETIMES  THERE'S #,,##,##,,
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#,,,,#,,,# FRIENDS  LIVE. WE GO  EXPLORING TOGETHER #####,#,,#
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