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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 ....@@@...
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@.@@.....@ 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, @@.......@
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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 ..@...@...
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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 .@.....@@@
@..@...@.. 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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