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¨¨¨¨¨~~/$@ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS   AND @$/~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~/$$§@## DARK,  AND THE  STARS ARE  OUT,  BUT THE ##@§$$/~^¨
¨^~/$$§§§§ SUN  IS ABOUT TO  RISE. ITS  A LONG DAY, §§§§$$/~^¨
¨^~/$$§@## BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ##@§$$/~^¨
¨¨^^~/$$@# THEN IT  STAYS  SO UNTIL  I FALL ASLEEP. #@$$/~^^¨¨
¨¨¨~~//$§§ IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY §§$//~~¨¨¨
¨^~/$$§@@@                 DREAMS.                  @@@§$$/~^¨
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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. #@$$$/~~^¨
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¨^~/$§@### WHERE THE SPIRITS OF  THE  FOREST AROUND ###@§$/~^¨
¨^~/$$§@## 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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