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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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@^†«^..... 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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§@^†«^.... 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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#@§@^†«^.. RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ..^«†^@§@#
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§@^†«^.... 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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@§@^†«^... 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. ......^«†^
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