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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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$^†»~¨¨¨¨¨ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ¨¨¨¨¨~»†^$
#$^†»~¨¨¨¨ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨¨¨¨~»†^$#
¶#$^†»~¨¨¨ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ¨¨¨~»†^$#¶
#¶#$^†»~¨¨ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¨¨~»†^$#¶#
##¶#$^†»~¨ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ¨~»†^$#¶##
#¶#$^†»~¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨~»†^$#¶#
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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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