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#¤£££%/~^.   Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every  .^~/%£££¤#
###¤£%/~^. Other  Day,  Springs   And  Streams  And .^~/%£¤###
###¤£%/~^.   Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts,   .^~/%£¤###
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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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¤££%//^... 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 .^~/%£¤###
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¤%%%~..... 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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