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§£§^~,,,,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A  COTTAGE IN THE ,,,,,~^§£§
£§^~,,,,,,  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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