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##@¶¤@*»^. WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY .^»*@¤¶@##
¶@//»».... OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ....»»//@¶
¶¶¤@/^^^.. MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ..^^^/@¤¶¶
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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 .^»/*@¤¶¶¶
##¶¤@*/»^. 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 .^»/*@¤¶¶@
#@¶¤@*/»^. 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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