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¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«\%%¤ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¤%%\«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\% METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN %\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«\%%¤ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ¤%%\«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«\%%¤¶# COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH #¶¤%%\«^¨¨
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¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^«\%% ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY %%\«^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^«\%%¤¶# THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #¶¤%%\«^¨¨
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¨¨¨^«\%%¤¶ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¶¤%%\«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«\%%¤ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¤%%\«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«\%% ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. %%\«^¨¨¨¨¨
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