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##¶£§†^~^, sun is about to rise. its a long day, ,^~^†§£¶##
##¶£§†^~^, before it fades to night again, and ,^~^†§£¶##
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##¶£§†^~^, it doesn't rise unless i've had my ,^~^†§£¶##
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##¶£§†^~^, 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, ,^~^†§§§£#
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##¶£§†^~^, 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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##¶£§†^~^, "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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#¶£†~~^,,, 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 ,,,~^†§§£#
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##¶£§†^~^, me, they never remember during the day. ,^~^†§£¶##
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