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¨.-:*%§### OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ###§%*:-.¨
¨¨¨..--:%# MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, #%:--..¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.::*§§§ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S §§§*::.¨¨¨
¨.-:*%§### 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. #§%%**:-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-:*§ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY §*:-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.-:*%§### IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ###§%*:-.¨
¨.-:*%§### 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, §%:-..¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.:****§ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. §****:.¨¨¨
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¨.-:*%§### I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ###§%*:-.¨
¨.-*%§#### 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, #%%:--..¨¨
¨.-:::%%§# AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I #§%%:::-.¨
¨.-:*%§### CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ###§%*:-.¨
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¨.-:*%§### MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ###§%*:-.¨
¨¨¨¨.:**§§ 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 §§**::.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨..:*§ 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. ###§%*:-.¨
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