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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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¨^==$¤#### DREAMS. ####¤$==^¨
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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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¨^==$¤#### DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ####¤$==^¨
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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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¨^==$¤#### MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ####¤$==^¨
¨^==$¤#### METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ####¤$==^¨
¨^==$¤#### "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ####¤$==^¨
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¨^==$¤¤### RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ###¤¤$==^¨
¨^==$¤#### COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ####¤$==^¨
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¨¨¨¨^==$$# FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY #$$==^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=$¤## RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ##¤$=^¨¨¨¨
¨^==$¤#### ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ####¤$==^¨
¨^==$¤#### FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ####¤$==^¨
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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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