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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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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨^«^*&
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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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&*^«^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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