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.....~-*%£ Woods (Temperate Climate, Rains Every £%*-~.....
......~-*% Other Day, Springs And Streams And %*-~......
.......~-* Mysterious Iron And Stone Artifacts, *-~.......
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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 £%*-~.....
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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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.........~ 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. ###£%*-~..
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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 ~.........
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.......~-* Me, They Never Remember During The Day. *-~.......
......~-*% This Is A Mystery We Often Discuss. %*-~......
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