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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†* WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY *†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†*$ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND $*†=,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,=†*$£ I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT SIX AM. IT'S £$*†=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†*$ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE $*†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†* SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, *†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†* IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO *†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=†*$ 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. @@£$*†=,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†* I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A *†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†* CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. *†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,=†*$£@@ 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 $*†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=†*$£ 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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