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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    ##@£%†;~,.
..,~;†%£@#                 SPRING))                 #@£%†;~,..
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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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