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,,^~=*££@#   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  #@££*=~^,,
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,,^~=*££@#   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   #@££*=~^,,
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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. #@££*=~^,,
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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, ##@££*=~^,
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,^~=*££@## 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, #@££*=~^,,
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,,^~=*££@#      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 #@££*=~^,,
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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. #@££*=~^,,
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