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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, ..--/^£&@@
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&£^/--.... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ....--/^£&
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/--....... DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND .......--/
^/--...... WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ......--/^
£^/--..... THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT .....--/^£
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@&£^/--... SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ...--/^£&@
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#@@&£^/--. AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I .--/^£&@@#
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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 ......--/^
£^/--..... HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D .....--/^£
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/--....... 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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