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¨¨¨,;§§§$¶ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¶$§§§;,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,;$## OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ##$;,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨,=;§$###@ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE @###$§;=,¨
¨¨¨¨=;§#¶¶ 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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¨,=;§$#¶¶¶ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ¶¶¶#$§;=,¨
¨,=;;;;;$¶ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¶$;;;;;=,¨
¨¨¨¨,==§$¶ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¶$§==,¨¨¨¨
¨,=;§§§§## MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ##§§§§;=,¨
¨,=;§$#¶@# SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL #@¶#$§;=,¨
¨¨¨,=;;§$¶ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¶$§;;=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨==;$# AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I #$;==¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=;§$#¶@@ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN @@¶#$§;=,¨
¨¨¨¨,==;§# "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 #§;==,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨=§#¶ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¶#§=¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,=;§$#¶@# ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. #@¶#$§;=,¨
¨,=;§$¶@## THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ##@¶$§;=,¨
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