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¨¨¨¨~~$§¶# DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE #¶§$~~¨¨¨¨
¨-~/$$§¶## SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-/$§¶ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ¶§$/-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~/$$§¶## THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ##¶§$$/~-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~$$$¶ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¶$$$~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-~/$$§¶## MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨¨¨-/$$§§§ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, §§§$$/-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~/$§ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. §$/~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~$$$§¶ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ¶§$$$~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-/$§ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT §$/-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-~/$$§¶## SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨¨¨¨-~$$§¶ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¶§$$~-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~/$$§¶## "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ##¶§$$/~-¨
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¨-~/$$§¶## COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶¶# HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D #¶¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~~~~$§§§ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S §§§$~~~~-¨
¨-~~~$$§¶# ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY #¶§$$~~~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~$§ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. §$~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~/$§§# WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND #§§$/~~¨¨¨
¨-~/$$§¶¶¶ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¶¶¶§$$/~-¨
¨-~/$$§¶## IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨--/$¶ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¶$/--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--~$$§¶ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¶§$$~--¨¨¨
¨-~/$$§¶## - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ##¶§$$/~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-/$§ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. §$/-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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