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##¶¤¤^\~^, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,^~\^¤¤¶##
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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 ,^~\^¤¤¶##
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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 ,,^^\\\^¤¶
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¤¤¤¤¤^\~^, 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 ,,,,~~^¤¶#
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##¶¤¤^\~^, 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 ,,^^^~^¤¶¶
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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. ,^~\^¤¤¶##
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