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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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##@#§†:~-¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨-~:†§#
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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 ¨¨¨¨-~:†§#
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#@#§†:~-¨¨ 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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