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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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