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£$^==~,,,, Other   Day,  Springs  And  Streams  And ,,,,~==^$£
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$^==~,,,,, I Wake Up Every Morning At Six  Am. It'S ,,,,,~==^$
£$^==~,,,, Dark,  And The Stars  Are Out,  But  The ,,,,~==^$£
#£$^==~,,, Sun Is  About To Rise. Its A  Long  Day, ,,,~==^$£#
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##£$^==~,, It  Doesn'T  Rise  Unless  I'Ve  Had  My ,,~==^$£##
#£$^==~,,,                  Dreams.                 ,,,~==^$£#
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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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##£$^==~,, Dog   (Who  Is  Ridicolously  Large  And ,,~==^$£##
#£$^==~,,, Wants To Be The Big Spoon). I  Listen To ,,,~==^$£#
£$^==~,,,, The Shortwave Radio,  And Transmit A Bit ,,,,~==^$£
$^==~,,,,, Myself,  Songs  And  Poetry,  And  Found ,,,,,~==^$
£$^==~,,,, Sounds From The  Forest. The Others Tell ,,,,~==^$£
#£$^==~,,, Of Their Lives, Play The  Guitar For Me, ,,,~==^$£#
##£$^==~,, And  Tell  Tales  Of  The Old  World.  I ,,~==^$£##
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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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##£$^==~,,     Completely Reset Overnight: Synth    ,,~==^$£##
#£$^==~,,,   Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds  ,,,~==^$£#
£$^==~,,,, Healed,  And  Wherever  And Whenever I'D ,,,,~==^$£
$^==~,,,,, Fall Asleep  I'D  Always  Wake Up  Fully ,,,,,~==^$
£$^==~,,,, Rested  In  My  Bed.  Sometimes  There'S ,,,,~==^$£
#£$^==~,,, Accidents   Where   I   Lose   Stuff  By ,,,~==^$£#
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£$^==~,,,, At  Night,  I  Have   Demi-Lucid  Dreams ,,,,~==^$£
$^==~,,,,, Where The Spirits Of  The  Forest Around ,,,,,~==^$
£$^==~,,,, The Cottage  Tries To Communicate. Here, ,,,,~==^$£
#£$^==~,,, It'S  Not  Endless But  Connected  To  A ,,,~==^$£#
##£$^==~,, Large  Sprawling  City,  Where My  Radio ,,~==^$£##
###£$^==~, Friends Live. We  Go  Exploring Together ,~==^$£###
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#£$^==~,,, Me, They Never Remember  During The Day. ,,,~==^$£#
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