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##***†^«,. WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .,«^†***##
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§*^«...... 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 ......«††§
###§*†^«,. 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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###§*†^«,. 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 .,,,««^*§#
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###§*†^«,. 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 .,«^†*§###
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#§††^«.... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ....«^††§#
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###§*†^«,. ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .,«^†*§###
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