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¨-«=%¤@@## WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ##@@¤%=«-¨
¨-«=%¤@@@@ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND @@@@¤%=«-¨
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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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¨-«=%¤@### 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, @%%=-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-«==%%¤@# 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 ##@@¤%=«-¨
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¨-«=%¤@@## WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ##@@¤%=«-¨
¨-«=%@@### RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ###@@%=«-¨
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¨-«=%¤@@@@ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY @@@@¤%=«-¨
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¨-«=%¤@@## 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. @%%«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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