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¨,*%£@#@## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##@#@£%*,¨
¨,«*%££@@@ 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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¨,«*%£@#@# #@#@£%*«,¨
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¨,«*%£@#@# 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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