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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPRING)) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 #£@§†/~^¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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