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¨¨¨¨:«†*$& WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY &$*†«:¨¨¨¨
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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, ##&$*†«:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:«†*$ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND $*†«:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«†*$& WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO &$*†«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«†*$&# THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT #&$*†«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:«†*$& 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 #&$*†«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:«†*$& FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY &$*†«:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†* ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY *†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†* ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. *†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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