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##¶£%†=~^.  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   .^~=†%£¶##
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##¶£%†=~^. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AT  SIX AM. IT'S .^~=†%£¶##
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##¶£%†=~^. SUN  IS ABOUT TO  RISE. ITS  A LONG DAY, .^~=†%£¶##
#£†=^..... BEFORE  IT  FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN, AND .....^=†£#
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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, .^~=†%£¶##
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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   .^~===%%¶¶
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£%†~^..... 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 .^~=†%£¶##
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££££%†=~^. FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO  EXPLORING  TOGETHER .^~=†%££££
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£††~~..... ME, THEY NEVER  REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. .....~~††£
##¶£%†=~^. THIS  IS  A MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. .^~=†%£¶##
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