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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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