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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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-......... 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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