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¨¨,~\^$&## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##&$^\~,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,~\^$& MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, &$^\~,¨¨¨¨
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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 $^\~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~\^ DREAMS. ^\~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~\^$&### 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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