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¨.-==%§@## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##@§%==-.¨
¨.-==%§@## OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ##@§%==-.¨
¨.-==%§@@@ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, @@@§%==-.¨
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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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¨.-==%§§@@ 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 #@§==-.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-=%%%§ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL §%%%=-¨¨¨¨
¨.-==%§@## OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ##@§%==-.¨
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¨¨¨.==%%@# 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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