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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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§@*^-,.... 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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§@*^-,.... 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, ..,-^*@§##
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##§@*^-,.. 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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§@*^-,.... 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 ..,-^*@§##
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§@*^-,.... RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ....,-^*@§
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§@*^-,.... 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. .,-^*@§###
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