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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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