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.......... Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every ..........
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........~= Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, =~........
.......~=\ Birdland-Ish Eternal Spring (Late \=~.......
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..~=\%@§£# 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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.........~ 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 ~.........
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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 =~........
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......~=\% It'S Not Endless But Connected To A %\=~......
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....~=\%@§ Friends Live. We Go Exploring Together §@%\=~....
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