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¶$^::,,,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,,,::^$¶
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¶¶&&$^:«:, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,:«:^$&&¶¶
##@¶&^:«:, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,:«:^&¶@##
##@¶&$^:«: BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND :«:^$&¶@##
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##@¶&$:«:, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,:«:$&¶@##
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#@¶&$^:«:, EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ,:«:^$&¶@#
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&^«::,,,,, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,,,,,::«^&
#@¶&$^:«:, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,:«:^$&¶@#
##@¶$^:«:, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,:«:^$¶@##
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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, ,:«:^&¶@##
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&&^^^::«:, CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ,:«::^^^&&
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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 ,,,,«::^^&
¶¶&$$^:«:, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,:«:^$$&¶¶
#@¶&$^:«:, HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ,:«:^$&¶@#
¶¶¶&$^:«:, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,:«:^$&¶¶¶
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##@&$^:«:, ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ,:«:^$&@##
#@¶&$^:«:, FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ,:«:^$&¶@#
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##¶&$^:«:, WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ,:«:^$&¶##
##¶&$^:«:, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,:«:^$&¶##
&$::::,,,, IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ,,,,::::$&
¶¶¶&$^:«:, LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ,:«:^$&¶¶¶
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&^««,,,,,, - 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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