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¤¤§§~-.... sun is about to rise. its a long day, ....-~§§¤¤
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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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##£¤¤§†~-. 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 ...-†§§¤£#
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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 .-~†§¤¤¤¤¤
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##£¤¤§†~-. fall asleep i'd always wake up fully .-~†§¤¤£##
£¤†~...... rested in my bed. sometimes there's ......~†¤£
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##£¤¤§†~-. 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. ......-†¤£
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