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¶$**~,,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,,~**$¶
¶¶$††,,,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,,,††$¶¶
¶¶$*†,,,,, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,,,,,†*$¶¶
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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 ,,,,,~**@¶
¶$***†~~,, EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ,,~~†***$¶
##¶@$*†~,, PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ,,~†*$@¶##
###¶@$*~,, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,,~*$@¶###
##¶@$*†~,, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,,~†*$@¶##
###¶@$†~,, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,,~†$@¶###
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¶¶@*†~~,,, 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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##¶@$*†~,, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,,~†*$@¶##
##¶@$*†~,, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,,~†*$@¶##
¶$***~,,,, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,,,,~***$¶
#¶¶@$*†~,, COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ,,~†*$@¶¶#
#¶$††,,,,, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,,,,,††$¶#
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##¶@$*†~,, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,,~†*$@¶##
¶$***†~,,, RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ,,,~†***$¶
##¶@$*†~,, ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ,,~†*$@¶##
##¶@$*†~,, FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ,,~†*$@¶##
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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 ,,,,,,,~*@
##¶@$*†~,, FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,,~†*$@¶##
¶$†,,,,,,, - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ,,,,,,,†$¶
#¶¶@$*†~,, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,,~†*$@¶¶#
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