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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 ¶§@=†--¨¨¨
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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, #¶§@=†--¨¨
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¨¨--†=@§¶# 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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