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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 ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨-~†=*§ 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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