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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. ###&%%\»~¨
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