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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. ,,~†%§§§¶¶
##¶#§%†~,, THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ,,~†%§#¶##
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