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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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~,,,,,,,,, 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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