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#§$==«~¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨~«==$§#
##§$==«~¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨~«==$§##
###§$==«~¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨~«==$§###
##§$==«~¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨~«==$§##
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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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