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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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