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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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