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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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¨:-:†%§§§# 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, #%††-¨¨¨¨¨
¨:-:†%§### 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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