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........-« WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY «-........
.......-«/ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND /«-.......
......-«/^ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ^/«-......
.....-«/^% BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE %^/«-.....
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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, /«-.......
......-«/^ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ^/«-......
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..-«/^%§£# I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A #£§%^/«-..
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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 /«-.......
........-« 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 ^/«-......
.....-«/^% 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 #£§%^/«-..
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.....-«/^% AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS %^/«-.....
......-«/^ 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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