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,,~^%*£###   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ###£*%^~,,
,,,,~~%££# OTHER  DAY,   SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND #££%~~,,,,
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,,~^%*££## I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT  SIX AM. IT'S ##££*%^~,,
,,~^%*£### 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 £*%^~,,,,,
,,~^%*££££ 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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