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£@*†«.,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,.«†*@£
@*†«.,,,,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,,,,.«†*@
*†«.,,,,,, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,,,,,,.«†*
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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 ,,,,,,,,.«
†«.,,,,,,, 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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