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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. ¨^~\=§@£##
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###@§=\~^¨   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   ¨^~\=§@###
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@=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mirrors, prisms,  and various  things to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=@
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##£@§=\~^¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨~=§§£#
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@=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨^\§@@£
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@§==\~~^¨¨   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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##£@§=\~^¨ 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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