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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 ##££$^^«.¨
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¨.«^^$£###   equipment, sound stuff, synths, tape   ###£$^^«.¨
¨.«^^$££## players.  pen and paper, books, cameras, ##££$^^«.¨
¨¨¨¨««^£££ mirrors,  prisms, and various things  to £££^««¨¨¨¨
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¨.«^^$££## differet foods,  all of them intriguing, ##££$^^«.¨
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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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¨.«^^$£### 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 ££££$^^«.¨
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¨.«^^$£### - 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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