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£$%*~~,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,~~*%$£
#£$%*~~,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,~~*%$£#
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##£$%*~~,, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,,~~*%$£##
#£$%*~~,,, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,,,~~*%$£#
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##£$%*~~,, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,,~~*%$£##
#£$%*~~,,, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,,,~~*%$£#
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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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#£$%*~~,,, METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ,,,~~*%$£#
£$%*~~,,,, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,,,,~~*%$£
#£$%*~~,,, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,,,~~*%$£#
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#£$%*~~,,, HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ,,,~~*%$£#
£$%*~~,,,, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,,,,~~*%$£
#£$%*~~,,, RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ,,,~~*%$£#
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#£$%*~~,,, LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ,,,~~*%$£#
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