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¨^~/*@@### 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 ##@¤@*/~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*@¤# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #¤@*~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~/*@¤@## EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ##@¤@*/~^¨
¨^~/*@¤@## PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ##@¤@*/~^¨
¨^~/*@¤@## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##@¤@*/~^¨
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¨^~/*@¤@## DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ##@¤@*/~^¨
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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, ¤¤*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^~/*@@### 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 ##@¤@*/~^¨
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¨^~/*@¤### AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ###¤@*/~^¨
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¨^~/*@¤@## 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 @@¤¤@*/~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~/@@¤ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¤@@/~¨¨¨¨¨
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