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@%%\~..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....~\%%@
##¶@&%\~~. OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND .~~\%&@¶##
¶@@@&%\~~. MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, .~~\%&@@@¶
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#¶&&%\~... BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ...~\%&&¶#
@%~....... THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. .......~%@
##¶@&%\~~. IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .~~\%&@¶##
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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 .~~\%&@¶##
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##¶@&%\~~. 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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##¶@&%\~~. 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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