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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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¨¨¨¨==**%# 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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¨:=*%%#### 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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