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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:* 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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