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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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...:«:*£§# 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, #§£*:«:...
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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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