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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 $*:»-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-»:* SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, *:»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»: BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND :»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-»:* IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO *:»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-»:*$ 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, ##@&$*:»-¨
¨¨-»:*$&@# SLIGHTLY WEIRD. #@&$*:»-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-»:* I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A *:»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»: DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND :»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-» OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, »-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-»: AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I :»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-»:* CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. *:»-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨-»:*$&@# 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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