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#§*^«-¨¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨¨-«^*§#
@#§*^«-¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨-«^*§#@
#@#§*^«-¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨-«^*§#@#
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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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