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§$†*~.¨¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨¨.~*†$§
$†*~.¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨¨.~*†$
†*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*†
$†*~.¨¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨¨.~*†$
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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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¶§$†*~.¨¨¨ AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ¨¨¨.~*†$§¶
#¶§$†*~.¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨.~*†$§¶#
##¶§$†*~.¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨.~*†$§¶##
#¶§$†*~.¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨.~*†$§¶#
¶§$†*~.¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨.~*†$§¶
§$†*~.¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨.~*†$§
$†*~.¨¨¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨¨¨.~*†$
†*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*†
$†*~.¨¨¨¨¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨¨¨¨¨.~*†$
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