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¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ##¨¨¨¨####
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###¨¨¨##¨¨ SPRING)) ¨#########
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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. ¨##¨¨¨¨###
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¨###¨¨#### DREAMS. ###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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, ¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨¨¨### 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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