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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. ,,-«**%£@#
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