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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:$ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, $:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^=:$*§ 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 §*$:=^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:$ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. $:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^=:$*§¶# 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. $:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^=:$*§¶ 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 §*$:=^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:$ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY $:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^=:$*§¶# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #¶§*$:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:$*§¶ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¶§*$:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:$*§ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A §*$:=^¨¨¨¨
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