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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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