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##££&%*~^¨   woods (temperate climate, rains every  ¨^~*%&££##
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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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££&%*~~¨¨¨   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   ¨¨¨~~*%&££
#££&***~^¨ players.  pen and paper, books, cameras, ¨^~***&££#
##££&%*~^¨ mirrors,  prisms,  and various things to ¨^~*%&££##
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##££&%*~^¨ 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, ¨^~*%&££##
££££&%*~^¨ and  tell  tales  of the  old  world.  i ¨^~*%&££££
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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 ¨¨¨~~*%£££
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##££&%*~^¨ friends live. we  go  exploring together ¨^~*%&££##
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##££&%*~^¨ me, they never remember during the  day. ¨^~*%&££##
#£££&%*~^¨ this  is  a  mystery  we  often discuss. ¨^~*%&£££#
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