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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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#@£¤§*\~,¨ the shortwave radio, and transmit a bit ¨,~\*§¤£@#
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#@£¤§*\~,¨ sounds from the forest. the others tell ¨,~\*§¤£@#
##@¤§*\~,¨ of their lives, play the guitar for me, ¨,~\*§¤@##
#@£¤§*\~,¨ and tell tales of the old world. i ¨,~\*§¤£@#
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#@£¤§*\~,¨ meter area on the floor where i can ¨,~\*§¤£@#
#@£¤§*\~,¨ "save" things. whatever i put in here ¨,~\*§¤£@#
¤*\\\~,¨¨¨ will not be affected by the nightly ¨¨¨,~\\\*¤
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¤*\~,¨¨¨¨¨ accidents where i lose stuff by ¨¨¨¨¨,~\*¤
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¤¤§§\\\~,¨ the cottage tries to communicate. here, ¨,~\\\§§¤¤
#@£¤§*\~,¨ it's not endless but connected to a ¨,~\*§¤£@#
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¤§\,,,¨¨¨¨ friends live. we go exploring together ¨¨¨¨,,,\§¤
¤**~~,,,¨¨ - things are deep and dark - but unlike ¨¨,,,~~**¤
@££¤§*\~,¨ me, they never remember during the day. ¨,~\*§¤££@
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