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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, .....^~†%%
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££%%†~^... THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ...^~†%%££
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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 ..^~†%%££#
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#££%%†~^.. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ..^~†%%££#
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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 .....^~†%%
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£%%†~^.... 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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