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@%%/«-¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨-«/%%@
#@%%/«-¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨-«/%%@#
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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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#@%%/«-¨¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨-«/%%@#
##@%%/«-¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨-«/%%@#
@%%/«-¨¨¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨¨¨-«/%%@
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###@%%/«-¨ I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ¨-«/%%@###
##@%%/«-¨¨ 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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@%%/«-¨¨¨¨ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ¨¨¨¨-«/%%@
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@%%/«-¨¨¨¨ 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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