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¨¨¨¨¨-~*%% WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY %%*~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~*% OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND %*~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~* MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, *~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨-~*%% 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~* 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ 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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