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¨:»\^&&### ###&&^\»:¨
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¨:»\^&#@## Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ##@#&^\»:¨
¨¨¨:»»^&&& Other Day, Springs And Streams And &&&^»»:¨¨¨
¨:»\^&&#@# Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, #@#&&^\»:¨
¨:»\^&&&&# Birdland-Ish Eternal Spring (Late #&&&&^\»:¨
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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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¨:»\^&#@## ##@#&^\»:¨
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¨:»»\\\^&& 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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¨:»»\^&&&& ¨ &&&&^\»»:¨
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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. #@#&&^\»:¨
¨:»\^&&@## This Is A Mystery We Often Discuss. ##@&&^\»:¨
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