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§%*=«,.... MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ....,«=*%§
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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, .......,«=
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@¶§%*=«,.. 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 .......,«=
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%*=«,..... RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S .....,«=*%
§%*=«,.... ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ....,«=*%§
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§%*=«,.... WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ....,«=*%§
%*=«,..... THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, .....,«=*%
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=«,....... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO .......,«=
*=«,...... FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ......,«=*
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§%*=«,.... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ....,«=*%§
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