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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, .,»:%¤@###
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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. .,»:%¤¤¤¤@
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