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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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