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##£¤*^/~~, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,~~/^*¤£##
##£¤*^/~~, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,~~/^*¤£##
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##£¤*^/~~, DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ,~~/^*¤£##
##£¤*^/~~, SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ,~~/^*¤£##
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¤^^^~~~,,, IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ,,,~~~^^^¤
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£¤¤**^/~~, MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ,~~/^**¤¤£
##£¤*^/~~, DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ,~~/^*¤£##
£**^^~~,,, DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ,,,~~^^**£
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##£¤*^/~~, WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ,~~/^*¤£##
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¤^~~~,,,,, 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 ,~~/^*¤£##
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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 ,~~~//**¤£
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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 ,~~/^^*¤¤¤
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