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¨:»;*%¤¤££ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ££¤¤%*;»:¨
¨¨¨¨:;;**¤ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¤**;;:¨¨¨¨
¨:»;*%¤£## 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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¨:»;*%¤£@# 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, @£¤¤%*;»:¨
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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 @@£¤%*;»:¨
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¨:»;*%¤£@# THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #@£¤%*;»:¨
¨:»;*%¤£@@ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A @@£¤%*;»:¨
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¨:»;*%%¤££ 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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