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####§^;«^. OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .^«;^§####
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###§%^;«^. SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, .^«;^%§###
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§%%;;^.... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ....^;;%%§
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###§%^;«^. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .^«;^%§###
###§%^;«^. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .^«;^%§###
###§%^;«^. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .^«;^%§###
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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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#§%;^^.... RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ....^^;%§#
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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, .^«;^%§§§#
###§%^;«^. 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 .^«;^%§###
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