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,^~%%£¶@## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##@¶£%%~^,
,^~;%%£¶@# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #@¶£%%;~^,
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,^~;%%£¶@# I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S #@¶£%%;~^,
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,^~~~~;%£@ 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 @@¶£%%;~^,
,^~;%%£¶@@ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH @@¶£%%;~^,
,,,^~~%%¶@ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, @¶%%~~^,,,
,^~;%%£¶@@ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. @@¶£%%;~^,
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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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,^~;%%£¶@# METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN #@¶£%%;~^,
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,,,,^^;%%£ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY £%%;^^,,,,
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,,,,~%%££¶ 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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,^~;%%£¶@# AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS #@¶£%%;~^,
,^~;%%£¶## WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ##¶£%%;~^,
,,,,,~;%£¶ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¶£%;~,,,,,
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,^~;%%£¶@# 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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