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¨¨¨¨¨~~^$% WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY %$^~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~^$%§ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND §%$^~~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^$ 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. %$^~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~~^$%§¶# 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. #¶§%$^~~¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~^$% 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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