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¨~=*$£¤@## sun is about to rise. its a long day, ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$£¤@## before it fades to night again, and ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$$$£¤# then it stays so until i fall asleep. #¤£$$$*=~¨
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¨~=*$£¤@@@ equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape @@@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=***$£¤# players. pen and paper, books, cameras, #¤£$***=~¨
¨¨~===$$¤¤ mirrors, prisms, and various things to ¤¤$$===~¨¨
¨~=*$£¤@## do art with. the fridge is filled with ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨¨¨~==*$£@ differet foods, all of them intriguing, @£$*==~¨¨¨
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¨~=*$£¤@## the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~==**££¤¤ 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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¨~=*$£¤### will not be affected by the nightly ###¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$£¤@## reset. everything else, however, is ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$£¤@## completely reset overnight: synth ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$£¤@## patches removed, food uneaten, wounds ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨~*££@# 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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¨~=*$£¤@## where the spirits of the forest around ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$¤@### the cottage tries to communicate. here, ###@¤$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨==$¤@ it's not endless but connected to a @¤$==¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$£¤@## large sprawling city, where my radio ##@¤£$*=~¨
¨~=*$£¤¤¤# friends live. we go exploring together #¤¤¤£$*=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*£¤ - things are deep and dark - but unlike ¤£*~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=*$£¤¤¤@ me, they never remember during the day. @¤¤¤£$*=~¨
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