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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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