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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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