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£$~,,,,,,,   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ,,,,,,,~$£
#£$~~:::,, OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND   STREAMS  AND ,,:::~~$£#
£$†::,,,,,   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ,,,,,::†$£
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##¶£%$†~:, DARK,  AND THE  STARS  ARE  OUT, BUT THE ,:~†$%£¶##
£$~,,,,,,, SUN  IS ABOUT TO RISE.  ITS A  LONG DAY, ,,,,,,,~$£
##¶£%$†~:, BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ,:~†$%£¶##
£%%%$†:,,, THEN IT  STAYS SO UNTIL  I FALL  ASLEEP. ,,,:†$%%%£
##¶£%$†~:, IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY ,:~†$%£¶##
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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 ,,,,,:†%¶¶
#¶¶£%$†~:, DO ART  WITH. THE  FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,:~†$%£¶¶#
##¶£%$†~:, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM  INTRIGUING, ,:~†$%£¶##
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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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##¶£%$†~:, WHERE THE  SPIRITS OF  THE FOREST AROUND ,:~†$%£¶##
#¶¶£%$†~:, THE COTTAGE  TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,:~†$%£¶¶#
###¶£%$†:, IT'S  NOT ENDLESS  BUT  CONNECTED  TO  A ,:†$%£¶###
£%†:,,,,,, LARGE SPRAWLING  CITY,  WHERE  MY  RADIO ,,,,,,:†%£
#¶%††††~:, FRIENDS LIVE.  WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,:~††††%¶#
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#¶¶£%$†~:, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING  THE DAY. ,:~†$%£¶¶#
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