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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 @*::.,,,,,
,.-:^*£@## DREAMS. ##@£*^:-.,
,.-:^*£@## ##@£*^:-.,
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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 £££^----.,
,.-:^*£@## 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 ##@£*^:-.,
,,,,,--:*@ 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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,.-:^*£@## ##@£*^:-.,
,.-:^*£@## 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. £*::-,,,,,
,.-:^£@### THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ###@£^:-.,
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