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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, ¨¨^«;%§@##
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##@§%;«^¨¨ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¨¨^«;%§@##
#@§%;«^¨¨¨ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ¨¨¨^«;%§@#
@§%;«^¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨^«;%§@
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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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#@§%;«^¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨^«;%§
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^«;%§
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§%;«^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§%;«^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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