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###@%^\-^¨ Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ¨^-\^%@###
###@%^\-^¨ Other Day, Springs And Streams And ¨^-\^%@###
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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 ¨^-\^^%%##
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###@%^\-^¨ It Doesn'T Rise Unless I'Ve Had My ¨^-\^%@###
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###@%^\-^¨ 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, ¨¨^^\\\%@#
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#@%^\--^¨¨ 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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####@%^-^¨ Meter Area On The Floor Where I Can ¨^-^%@####
@%%%%^\-^¨ "Save" Things. Whatever I Put In Here ¨^-\^%%%%@
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#@@@%^\-^¨ 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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