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££§&&†*~,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ,,~*†&&§££
£§§§&†*~,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,~*†&§§§£
#@£§&†*~,, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,,~*†&§£@#
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#@£§&†*~,, 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 ,,~*†&§£@#
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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 ,,~*†&§£@#
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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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£&†~,,,,,, 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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