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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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##¶¤&†:«., 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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##¶¤&†:«., "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 ,.«:†&¤¶##
###¤&†:«., 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. ,,,..:::&¶
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