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§$†:~,.... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ....,~:†$§
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#¶§$†:~,.. MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ..,~:†$§¶#
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#¶§$†:~,.. SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ..,~:†$§¶#
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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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§$†:~,.... WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ....,~:†$§
$†:~,..... THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT .....,~:†$
§$†:~,.... MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ....,~:†$§
¶§$†:~,... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ...,~:†$§¶
#¶§$†:~,.. OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ..,~:†$§¶#
##¶§$†:~,. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .,~:†$§¶##
#¶§$†:~,.. CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ..,~:†$§¶#
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#¶§$†:~,.. "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ..,~:†$§¶#
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§$†:~,.... PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ....,~:†$§
$†:~,..... HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D .....,~:†$
§$†:~,.... FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ....,~:†$§
¶§$†:~,... RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ...,~:†$§¶
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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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#¶§$†:~,.. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ..,~:†$§¶#
¶§$†:~,... - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ...,~:†$§¶
§$†:~,.... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ....,~:†$§
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