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##¶#%*^~:¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨:~^*%#¶##
#%^:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨:~^*%#¶##
¶%^^:¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨:^^%¶
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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, ¨¨¨~~~^^%¶
##¶#%*^~:¨ 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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#**^~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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