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¨¨¨¨¨¨--;% WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY %;--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--; OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ;--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--;% MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, %;--¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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, ¤%%;--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--;%% 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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