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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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¨:=*$%§#@#                                          #@#§%$*=:¨
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¨:=*$%§#@# Dog  (Who   Is  Ridicolously  Large  And #@#§%$*=:¨
¨¨¨¨::*$$§ Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I  Listen To §$$*::¨¨¨¨
¨:=*$%§#@# The Shortwave Radio, And Transmit A  Bit #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@@ Myself,  Songs  And  Poetry,  And  Found @@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%#@## Sounds From The Forest. The Others  Tell ##@#%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Of Their Lives, Play The Guitar For  Me, #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# And  Tell Tales  Of  The  Old  World.  I #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@#      Consider Them Friends As Well.      #@#§%$*=:¨
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¨:=*$%§#@#                                          #@#§%$*=:¨
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¨:=*$%§#@# Meter  Area  On The Floor  Where  I  Can #@#§%$*=:¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=*$§ "Save" Things.  Whatever  I  Put In Here §$*=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨:=*$%%§§§ Will Not  Be  Affected  By  The  Nightly §§§%%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@#   Reset. Everything Else, However, Is    #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=***$%§@    Completely Reset Overnight: Synth     @§%$***=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@#   Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds  #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Healed,  And  Wherever And  Whenever I'D #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Fall Asleep  I'D  Always Wake  Up  Fully #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=**$$§## Accidents   Where   I   Lose  Stuff   By ##§$$**=:¨
¨:=*$%#@## Forgetting To  Put  Them  In The Square. ##@#%$*=:¨
¨:=*$$$%§#                                          #§%$$$*=:¨
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¨:=*$%%%§§                                          §§%%%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# At  Night,  I  Have  Demi-Lucid   Dreams #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Where The  Spirits Of The  Forest Around #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# The Cottage Tries To Communicate.  Here, #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%%%#@ It'S  Not  Endless But  Connected  To  A @#%%%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Large  Sprawling  City,  Where My  Radio #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@@ Friends Live.  We Go Exploring  Together @@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§### - Things Are Deep  And Dark - But Unlike ###§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# Me, They Never Remember  During The Day. #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@# This  Is  A  Mystery  We Often  Discuss. #@#§%$*=:¨
¨:=*$%§#@#                                          #@#§%$*=:¨
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