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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^- OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND -^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-; MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ;-^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-;%*£# 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 £*%;-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-;%*£# DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH #£*%;-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-;%*£## 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 ##£*%;-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-;%*£# "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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¨¨^-;%*£## THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ##£*%;-^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^-;%*£ 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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