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¨^»:^%§¶## DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ##¶§%^:»^¨
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¨^»:^%§¶## 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, §^:^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨^»:^%§¶## 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 #§%^»»»¨¨¨
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¨^»:::^§¶¶ 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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