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###§&^=~-, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,-~=^&§###
#&^^^~~--, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,--~~^^^&#
###§&^=~-, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,-~=^&§###
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###§&^=~-, 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 ,-~=^&§###
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###§&^=~-, 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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####§&^~-, WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO ,-~^&§####
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###§&^=~-, 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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###§&^=~-, METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ,-~=^&§###
###§&^=~-, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,-~=^&§###
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###§&^=~-, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,-~=^&§###
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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 ,-~=^&§###
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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 ,-~=^&§###
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##&&&^=~-, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,-~=^&&&##
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