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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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@¤$*^=-... SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ...-=^*$¤@
¤$*^=-.... BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ....-=^*$¤
$*^=-..... THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. .....-=^*$
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@¤$*^=-... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ...-=^*$¤@
¤$*^=-.... EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ....-=^*$¤
$*^=-..... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .....-=^*$
¤$*^=-.... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ....-=^*$¤
@¤$*^=-... DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ...-=^*$¤@
#@¤$*^=-.. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, ..-=^*$¤@#
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#@¤$*^=-.. THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ..-=^*$¤@#
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#@¤$*^=-.. SOUNDS FROM THE FOREST. THE OTHERS TELL ..-=^*$¤@#
@¤$*^=-... OF THEIR LIVES, PLAY THE GUITAR FOR ME, ...-=^*$¤@
¤$*^=-.... AND TELL TALES OF THE OLD WORLD. I ....-=^*$¤
$*^=-..... CONSIDER THEM FRIENDS AS WELL. .....-=^*$
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##@¤$*^=-. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE .-=^*$¤@##
#@¤$*^=-.. METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ..-=^*$¤@#
@¤$*^=-... "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ...-=^*$¤@
¤$*^=-.... WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ....-=^*$¤
$*^=-..... RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS .....-=^*$
¤$*^=-.... COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ....-=^*$¤
@¤$*^=-... PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ...-=^*$¤@
#@¤$*^=-.. HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ..-=^*$¤@#
##@¤$*^=-. FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY .-=^*$¤@##
#@¤$*^=-.. RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ..-=^*$¤@#
@¤$*^=-... ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ...-=^*$¤@
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#@¤$*^=-.. AT NIGHT, I HAVE DEMI-LUCID DREAMS ..-=^*$¤@#
##@¤$*^=-. WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND .-=^*$¤@##
#@¤$*^=-.. THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ..-=^*$¤@#
@¤$*^=-... IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ...-=^*$¤@
¤$*^=-.... LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ....-=^*$¤
$*^=-..... FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER .....-=^*$
¤$*^=-.... - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK - BUT UNLIKE ....-=^*$¤
@¤$*^=-... ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ...-=^*$¤@
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