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##¨##¨¨¨#¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##¨¨#¨####
¨##¨#¨¨##¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨#¨###¨¨¨¨
#¨###¨#¨## MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ###¨¨#¨¨¨¨
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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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#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# 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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