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####¨¨#### ¨#¨¨#¨¨##¨
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###¨#¨¨¨#¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
#¨¨###¨¨## MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨###¨#¨¨
##¨#¨¨#¨#¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨¨#¨¨###¨
#¨###¨#### SPRING)) ¨¨¨##¨#¨¨#
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##¨#¨#¨#¨¨ ~ ##¨###¨¨##
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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, ¨¨¨##¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨¨### 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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#¨¨¨#¨###¨ ####¨¨¨#¨¨
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#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# 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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