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¨¨¨¨¨.~/^£   WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY  £^/~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/^£@ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS   AND @£^/~.¨¨¨¨
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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 ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                  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, ###¶@£^/~.
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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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.~/^£@¶### 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 /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ 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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