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§§%%«,.... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ....,«%%§§
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#@@§%%:«,. IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO .,«:%%§@@#
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@§§%%%:«,. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .,«:%%%§§@
##@§%%:«,. 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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#@@§%%:«,. 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 .,«:%%§@@#
#@@§%%:«,. FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. .,«:%%§@@#
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@@§§%%:«,. WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND .,«:%%§§@@
§%«,...... THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ......,«%§
@@@§%%:«,. IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A .,«:%%§@@@
§§%:,..... 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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