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§%§^-..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....-^§%§
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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. .......-^§
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¶§%§^-.... EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ....-^§%§¶
§%§^-..... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .....-^§%§
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§^-....... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH .......-^§
^-........ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ........-^
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##¶§%§^-.. 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 ......-^§%
§%§^-..... "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .....-^§%§
¶§%§^-.... WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ....-^§%§¶
#¶§%§^-... RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ...-^§%§¶#
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§%§^-..... FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY .....-^§%§
%§^-...... RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ......-^§%
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¶§%§^-.... 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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