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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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¨¨¨¨-~=^$@ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO @$^=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨-~=^$@@## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##@@$^=~-¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=^$@ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. @$^=~-¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨-~=^$@@# MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE #@@$^=~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~=^$@ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE @$^=~-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨-~=^$@@# RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨-~=^$@@## COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ##@@$^=~-¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=^$@ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY @$^=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨-~=^$@@## FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ##@@$^=~-¨
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¨¨¨-~=^$@@ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨-~=^$@@## THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ##@@$^=~-¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A #@@$^=~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=^$@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @$^=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~=^$@@ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE @@$^=~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~=^$@@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@@$^=~-¨¨
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