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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, .......,~=
~,........ 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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