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¨-«:%¤£¶@# WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY #@¶£¤%:«-¨
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¨¨¨¨-:%£¶¶ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¶¶£%:-¨¨¨¨
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¨-«::%%%¤¶ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¶¤%%%::«-¨
¨-«:%¤¤¤£@ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, @£¤¤¤%:«-¨
¨-«:::::¤¶ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¶¤:::::«-¨
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¨-«:%¤£¶¶¶ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¶¶¶£¤%:«-¨
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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 @£%%«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨«:%¤¤¶@ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. @¶¤¤%:«¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨«:%¤¤¶ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¶¤¤%:«¨¨¨¨
¨-«:%¤£¶@# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #@¶£¤%:«-¨
¨-«::%¤¤¶@ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS @¶¤¤%::«-¨
¨-«:%¤¤££¶ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¶££¤¤%:«-¨
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¨-«:%¤£¶@# FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY #@¶£¤%:«-¨
¨-«:%¤£¶@@ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S @@¶£¤%:«-¨
¨-«:%¤£¶¶@ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY @¶¶£¤%:«-¨
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¨-«:%¤£¶@# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #@¶£¤%:«-¨
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¨-«:%¤£¶@# LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO #@¶£¤%:«-¨
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