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@@@#£$^~:, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,:~^$£#@@@
@@@#£$^~:, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,:~^$£#@@@
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@@@#£$^~:, PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ,:~^$£#@@@
@@@#£$^~:, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,:~^$£#@@@
#@@#£$^~:, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,:~^$£#@@#
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#@@#£$^~:, THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ,:~^$£#@@#
#@@#£$^~:, MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ,:~^$£#@@#
@@#££$^~:, SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ,:~^$££#@@
#@@#£$^~:, OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ,:~^$£#@@#
#@@#£$^~:, AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ,:~^$£#@@#
##@@#$^~:, CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ,:~^$#@@##
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#@@#£$^~:, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,:~^$£#@@#
#@@#£$^~:, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,:~^$£#@@#
#@@#£$^~:, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,:~^$£#@@#
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#@@#£$^~:, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,:~^$£#@@#
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