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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. $=^~,.....
......,~^= It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My =^~,......
.......,~^ Dreams. ^~,.......
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........,~ Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ~,........
.......,~^ Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ^~,.......
......,~^= Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To =^~,......
.....,~^=$ Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With $=^~,.....
....,~^=$# Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, #$=^~,....
...,~^=$## Slightly Weird. ##$=^~,...
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.....,~^=$ 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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