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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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