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¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY $*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«*$* OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND *$*«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«*$*# MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, #*$*«-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-«*$* DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE *$*«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, $*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$ 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 $*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-«*$* 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 $*«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«* LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO *«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«*$ 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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