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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-† IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†§ DREAMS. §†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^-†§$#### EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ####$§†-^¨
¨¨^-†§$### PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ###$§†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†§$## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##$§†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†§$# DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH #$§†-^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-† 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. ###$§†-^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^-†§$ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN $§†-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†§ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE §†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-† WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-† RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S †-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^-†§ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY §†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†§$ 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. -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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