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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 ¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨
¨######¨¨¨ DREAMS. ##¨¨¨¨###¨
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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 ¨¨####¨¨##
¨#######¨¨ 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 ##########
########## - 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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