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.^«/†$£@##   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@## OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS   AND ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@##   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ##@£$†/«^.
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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   ###@£†/«^.
.^«/†$£@## PLAYERS.  PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@## MIRRORS,  PRISMS,  AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@## DO  ART WITH. THE FRIDGE  IS FILLED WITH ##@£$†/«^.
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.^«/†$£@## WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I  LISTEN TO ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/$£@### THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND  TRANSMIT A BIT ###@£$/«^.
.^«/†$£@## MYSELF,  SONGS  AND  POETRY,  AND  FOUND ##@£$†/«^.
.«/†$£@### SOUNDS FROM THE  FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ###@£$†/«.
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.^«/†$$£@# "SAVE" THINGS.  WHATEVER  I  PUT IN HERE #@£$$†/«^.
.^«/†$££@# WILL  NOT  BE  AFFECTED  BY  THE NIGHTLY #@££$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@##   RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS    ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@##     COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH    ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$£@@@  PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS   @@@£$†/«^.
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......^/$£ ACCIDENTS  WHERE   I   LOSE   STUFF   BY £$/^......
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.....^/$££ WHERE THE  SPIRITS  OF THE FOREST AROUND ££$/^.....
.^«/†$£@## THE COTTAGE  TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ##@£$†/«^.
.^«/†$$$@# IT'S  NOT  ENDLESS  BUT CONNECTED  TO  A #@$$$†/«^.
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.^«/†$££@# FRIENDS LIVE.  WE  GO EXPLORING TOGETHER #@££$†/«^.
.^«//††£££ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK  - BUT UNLIKE £££††//«^.
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