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##¶&£§/«^¨  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   ¨^«/§£&¶##
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#&§§///«^¨ BEFORE  IT  FADES TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND ¨^«///§§&#
¶¶¶&£§/«^¨ THEN IT  STAYS SO UNTIL I  FALL  ASLEEP. ¨^«/§£&¶¶¶
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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 ¨^««««§££¶
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##¶&£§/«^¨ I HAVE  FRIENDS - THERE'S A  CAT, AND  A ¨^«/§£&¶##
¶£££§«¨¨¨¨ DOG  (WHO  IS  RIDICOLOUSLY   LARGE  AND ¨¨¨¨«§£££¶
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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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##¶&£§/«^¨ 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 ¨^«/§£&&¶¶
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¶££££§/«^¨ 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. ¨^«/§£&¶##
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