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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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.....--*$¤ Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ¤$*--.....
....--*$¤@ Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, @¤$*--....
...--*$¤@# Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To #@¤$*--...
..--*$¤@## Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With ##@¤$*--..
.--*$¤@### Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, ###@¤$*--.
..--*$¤@## Slightly Weird. ##@¤$*--..
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......--*$ 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 ##@¤$*--..
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..--*$¤@## 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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