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,:-=§§&£## 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 ##£&§§=-:,
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,:-=§§&£## Equipment, Sound Stuff, Synths, Tape ##£&§§=-:,
,:-=§§&£## Players. Pen And Paper, Books, Cameras, ##£&§§=-:,
,:-=§§&£## Mirrors, Prisms, And Various Things To ##£&§§=-:,
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,:-=§§&&&£ Differet Foods, All Of Them Intriguing, £&&&§§=-:,
,:-=§§&£## Slightly Weird. ##£&§§=-:,
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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 ##£&§§=-:,
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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 &§§=:,,,,,
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,,,,:-=§&& Completely Reset Overnight: Synth &&§=-:,,,,
,:-=§§&£## Patches Removed, Food Uneaten, Wounds ##£&§§=-:,
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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. &&&§§-,,,,
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