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###£$†*»~, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,~»*†$£###
##£$†*»~,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,~»*†$£##
#£$†*»~,,, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,,,~»*†$£#
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*»~,,,,,,, I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ,,,,,,,~»*
†*»~,,,,,, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,,,,,,~»*†
$†*»~,,,,, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,,,,,~»*†$
£$†*»~,,,, BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ,,,,~»*†$£
#£$†*»~,,, THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ,,,~»*†$£#
##£$†*»~,, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,,~»*†$£##
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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. ,,,,,,,~»*
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