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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, ¶%%:~~:...
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.....:~%%# Then It Stays  So  Until I Fall  Asleep. #%%~:.....
.:~:%%#¶## It  Doesn'T  Rise  Unless  I'Ve  Had  My ##¶#%%:~:.
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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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.::~:%%### 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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.......~%# 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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