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@@##¤§:~~. Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every .~~:§¤##@@
###§§~.... Other Day, Springs And Streams And ....~§§###
@#¤¤§~.... Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, ....~§¤¤#@
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#@##¤§:~~. Sun Is About To Rise. Its A Long Day, .~~:§¤##@#
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###§::~~.. Then It Stays So Until I Fall Asleep. ..~~::§###
#§~~~~.... It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My ....~~~~§#
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@#§~~~.... Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To ....~~~§#@
#@##¤§:~~. Do Art With. The Fridge Is Filled With .~~:§¤##@#
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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 .~~:§¤##@#
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#@##¤§:~~. "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here .~~:§¤##@#
#¤§~~..... Will Not Be Affected By The Nightly .....~~§¤#
@#¤:~..... Reset. Everything Else, However, Is .....~:¤#@
#¤§~~~.... Completely Reset Overnight: Synth ....~~~§¤#
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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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