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#&$%^~-¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨-~^%$&##
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##&$%^~-¨¨ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨¨-~^%$&##
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&$%^~-¨¨¨¨ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¨¨¨¨-~^%$&
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨-~^%$&##
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#&$%^~-¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨-~^%$&##
###&$%^~-¨ MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ¨-~^%$&###
##&$%^~-¨¨ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ¨¨-~^%$&##
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
&$%^~-¨¨¨¨ SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ¨¨¨¨-~^%$&
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##&$%^~-¨¨ I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ¨¨-~^%$&##
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
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#&$%^~-¨¨¨ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨-~^%$&##
###&$%^~-¨ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ¨-~^%$&###
##&$%^~-¨¨ OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ¨¨-~^%$&##
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#&$%^~-¨¨¨ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
&$%^~-¨¨¨¨ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ¨¨¨¨-~^%$&
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¨¨-~^%$&##
###&$%^~-¨ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¨-~^%$&###
##&$%^~-¨¨ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ¨¨-~^%$&##
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
&$%^~-¨¨¨¨ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ¨¨¨¨-~^%$&
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ¨¨-~^%$&##
###&$%^~-¨ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ¨-~^%$&###
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###&$%^~-¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨-~^%$&###
##&$%^~-¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨-~^%$&##
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
&$%^~-¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨-~^%$&
#&$%^~-¨¨¨ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ¨¨¨-~^%$&#
##&$%^~-¨¨ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ¨¨-~^%$&##
###&$%^~-¨ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ¨-~^%$&###
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