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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: = :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨:=:§@§# § #§@§:=:¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ###§@§:=:¨
¨¨:=:§@§## ##§@§:=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=:§@§# # #§@§:=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=:§@§ §@§:=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=:§@ 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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