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@§&§=«:... mysterious iron and stone artifacts, ...:«=§&§@
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§=«:...... before it fades to night again, and ......:«=§
&§=«:..... then it stays so until i fall asleep. .....:«=§&
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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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@§&§=«:... 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 ......:«=§
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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 ......:«=§
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§=«:...... healed, and wherever and whenever i'd ......:«=§
&§=«:..... fall asleep i'd always wake up fully .....:«=§&
§&§=«:.... rested in my bed. sometimes there's ....:«=§&§
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§=«:...... the cottage tries to communicate. here, ......:«=§
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§=«:...... 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. ...:«=§&§@
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