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##@&$*^»-¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨-»^*$&@##
##@&$*^»-¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨-»^*$&@##
&&*^--¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨--»»^*&#
@&&*^»¨¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨¨»^*&&@
&$$$$*^»-¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨-»^*$$$$&
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##@&$*^»-¨ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¨-»^*$&@##
##@&$*^»-¨ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¨-»^*$&@##
&$$**»¨¨¨¨ 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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@&$^--¨¨¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨¨¨--^$&@
@$^^-¨¨¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨¨¨-^^$@
##@&$*^»-¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨-»^*$&@##
#@@&$*^»-¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨-»^*$&@@#
#&$^-¨¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨¨-^$&#
&$*^^»--¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨--»^^*$&
&*»-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-»*&
##@&$*^»-¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨-»^*$&@##
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