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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 #&%;==,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,;;¤@ 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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¨,=;%¤&&@# 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 &¤¤%%;=,¨¨
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¨¨¨,,,=;¤@ 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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