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§†*~~~,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,~~~*†§
@£§**†*~,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,~*†**§£@
£**,,,,,,, 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. ,,~*†*§£@#
§†*~,,,,,, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,,,,,,~*†§
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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. ,,~*†*£@##
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