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¨¨¨¨~«%%&# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #&%%«~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«\\%&# SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, #&%\\«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«\%@&&# BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND #&&@%\«~¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%&&# THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. #&&%«¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨~«\%@&### 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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¨~«\%@&### 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 ###&@%\«~¨
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¨~«««\%&&& 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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