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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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¤¤%^,..... 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 .....»»**¤
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###@¤%*»,. 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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