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¨¨~~/^%&£@ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY @£&%^/~~¨¨
¨~~/^%&£@# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #@£&%^/~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 @£&%^/~~¨¨
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¨¨~~/^%&£@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~/^ 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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