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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 ,^~^%¤¤¶##
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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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