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,,,,###,,# EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE #,,#,,,##,
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,,,,,,,,,# WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ###,###,##
,,,,,,,,## THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ,,##,,##,#
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,,,,,#,,,# OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ,,,,,,#,##
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,####,#### ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #,##,,,,,,
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