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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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,:«;%*## 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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,:«;%**# 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 ##&*;«:,,,
,,,,,:;;%& "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here &%;;:,,,,,
,:«;%*## Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly ###&*%;«:,
,:«;%*## Reset. Everything Else, However, Is ###&*%;«:,
,:«;;;*& Completely Reset Overnight: Synth #&&*;;;«:,
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,:«;%*## Healed, And Wherever And Whenever I'D ###&*%;«:,
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,:««;;** 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. &%;;;:,,,,
,,,,,,«;*& This Is A Mystery We Often Discuss. &*;«,,,,,,
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