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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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