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¨^=\%§&¶## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##¶&§%\=^¨
¨^=\%§&&&¶ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¶&&&§%\=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=%§¶ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¶§%=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^\\%& BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE &%\\^¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨^=\%§&¶## 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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¨^=\%§&¶## ##¶&§%\=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨=\%§& 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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¨^=\%§&&¶# 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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