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¨:«\$@§§@@ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY @@§§@$\«:¨
¨¨¨««\\@§# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #§@\\««¨¨¨
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¨:«\$@§@@# DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE #@@§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@§### 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 ##@§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@§@## PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ##@§@$\«:¨
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¨:«\$@§@## DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ##@§@$\«:¨
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¨«\$@§@### DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ###@§@$\«¨
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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 §§@\:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:«\$$@@§@ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE @§@@$$\«:¨
¨¨¨¨:«$$@§ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY §@$$«:¨¨¨¨
¨:«\$@§@## RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ##@§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@@@@# COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH #@@@@$\«:¨
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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, ##@§@$\«:¨
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¨:«\$@§@## LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ##@§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@§@## FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ##@§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@§§§@ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE @§§§@$\«:¨
¨:«\$@§@## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##@§@$\«:¨
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