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¨¨¨¨,«^%£§ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY §£%^«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«^%£§# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #§£%^«,¨¨¨
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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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