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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 ,,,,,~:*##
####$*:»~, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,~»:*$####
####$*:»~, RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ,~»:*$####
#$::»,,,,, ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ,,,,,»::$#
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###$*::»~, WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ,~»::*$###
####$*:»~, THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ,~»:*$####
##$**»~~,, IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ,,~~»**$##
###$$*:»~, LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ,~»:*$$###
#$***::»~, FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ,~»::***$#
###$$*:»~, - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ,~»:*$$###
#####$*»~, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,~»*$#####
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