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$=^«,..... WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .....,«^=$
=^«,...... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ......,«^=
^«,....... MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, .......,«^
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#£@$=^«,.. BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ..,«^=$@£#
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@$=^«,.... IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ....,«^=$@
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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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=^«,...... 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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@$=^«,.... METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ....,«^=$@
$=^«,..... "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE .....,«^=$
=^«,...... 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 ......,«^=
$=^«,..... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .....,«^=$
@$=^«,.... THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ....,«^=$@
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