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¨¨.~^$$@¶@ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨.~^$$@¶@# OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND #@¶@$$^~.¨
¨¨.~^$$@¶@ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, @¶@$$^~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^ 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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¨.~^$$@¶@# DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND #@¶@$$^~.¨
¨¨.~^$$@¶@ WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~^$$@¶ THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ¶@$$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^$$@ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND @$$^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^$$ SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL $$^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^$ 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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¨¨¨.~^$$@¶ METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ¶@$$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~^$$@¶@ "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨.~^$$@¶@# WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY #@¶@$$^~.¨
¨¨.~^$$@¶@ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~^$$@¶ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ¶@$$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^$$@ PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS @$$^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^$$ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D $$^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^$ 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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¨¨.~^$$@¶@ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨.~^$$@¶@# THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, #@¶@$$^~.¨
¨¨.~^$$@¶@ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A @¶@$$^~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~^$$@¶ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¶@$$^~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~^$$@ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER @$$^~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~^$$ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE $$^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^$ ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. $^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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