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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 ##££**\~,,
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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. #@££**\~,,
,,,~~***£@ @£***~~,,,
,,~~\\**££ £ ££**\\~~,,
,,~\**££@@ @@££**\~,,
,,~\**££@# 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. #@££**\~,,
,,~\*££@## ##@££*\~,,
,,,,,,,\*£ £ £*\,,,,,,,
,,~\**££@# #@££**\~,,
,,,~\\*££@ 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. ##@££*\~,,
,,~\**££@@ @@££**\~,,
,,~\*££@## , ##@££*\~,,
,,~\**££@@ @@££**\~,,
,,,,,~\\*£ 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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