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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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##@£§*^~,, I Wake Up Every Morning At  Six Am. It'S ,,~^*§£@##
##@£§*^~,, 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 ,,~^*§£@##
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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 ,,~^*§£@@#
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##@£§*^~,,    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. ,,~^*§£@##
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