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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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