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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 @&§†^,,,,,
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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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