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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, ####¤*\«~¨
¨¨~«\*¤### 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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¨¨~«\*¤### 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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