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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPRING)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
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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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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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