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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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.~«=%¤£¶@# 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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...~~«%¤£@ 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 @¶¤%«.....
.~«««««=%£      CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL.      £%=«««««~.
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.~«=%¤£¶@# MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S  A  TWO SQUARE #@¶£¤%=«~.
.....«=%¤¶ 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  £££%«««...
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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. ¶££%%=««~.
.....«=¤¶¶ THIS IS  A  MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. ¶¶¤=«.....
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