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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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##@¶$§/«^.   EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE   .^«/§$¶@##
¶¶¶£$§/«^. PLAYERS. PEN  AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .^«/§$£¶¶¶
£§/«^..... 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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