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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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¨,=†*%@£## 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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