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¨.»:%$¤### OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ###¤$%:».¨
¨¨..»:$¤¤# MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, #¤¤$:»..¨¨
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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 ¤¤%:.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.»%$¤@### THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ###@¤$%».¨
¨.»:%%%%$@ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY @$%%%%:».¨
¨¨¨¨.:%$¤# DREAMS. #¤$%:.¨¨¨¨
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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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¨.»:%$¤@## I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ##@¤$%:».¨
¨¨¨¨..»%¤@ 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 @¤%%::.¨¨¨
¨.»:%$¤@## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##@¤$%:».¨
¨.»:::$¤¤@ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. @¤¤$:::».¨
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