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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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