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†;»,...... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ......,»;†
¤†;»,..... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .....,»;†¤
#¤†;»,.... MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ....,»;†¤#
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†;»,...... 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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###¤†;»,.. 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 ....,»;†¤#
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###¤†;»,.. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ..,»;†¤###
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#¤†;»,.... 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 ....,»;†¤#
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#¤†;»,.... 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. ..,»;†¤###
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