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.,«*%$£@@# OTHER   DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS  AND #@@£$%*«,.
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.,«*%$£@@# SUN IS ABOUT TO  RISE.  ITS  A LONG DAY, #@@£$%*«,.
.,«*%$£@@# BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND #@@£$%*«,.
.,«*%$£@@# THEN IT  STAYS SO UNTIL I  FALL  ASLEEP. #@@£$%*«,.
......,*$£ IT  DOESN'T  RISE  UNLESS  I'VE  HAD  MY £$*,......
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....,«*%££   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   ££%*«,....
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.....«*%$@ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND  VARIOUS  THINGS TO @$%*«.....
.,«*%$£@@# DO  ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS  FILLED WITH #@@£$%*«,.
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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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.,«*%$£@## METER AREA  ON  THE  FLOOR  WHERE  I CAN ##@£$%*«,.
.,«*%$£@@# "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I  PUT  IN  HERE #@@£$%*«,.
......«%$@ WILL  NOT  BE AFFECTED  BY  THE  NIGHTLY @$%«......
.,«*%$£@@@    RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS   @@@£$%*«,.
......,*$@     COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH    @$*,......
.,,«««%$$@  PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS   @$$%«««,,.
.....«%£££ 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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