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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, #@£***^~.,
,.~^*$£@## Before  It Fades  To  Night  Again,  And ##@£$*^~.,
,.~^*$£@## Then It Stays  So Until I  Fall  Asleep. ##@£$*^~.,
,.~^****$@ It  Doesn'T  Rise  Unless  I'Ve  Had  My @$****^~.,
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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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.~^*$£@### I  Have  Friends - There'S A  Cat, And A ###@£$*^~.
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,,,,.~^*£# 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 #££*^~~,,,
,.~^*$£@## Large  Sprawling City,  Where  My  Radio ##@£$*^~.,
,,,,.^*£@@ 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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