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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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##¶#$§^~,. DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE .,~^§$#¶##
#¶#$§^~,.. SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ..,~^§$#¶#
¶#$§^~,... BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ...,~^§$#¶
#$§^~,.... THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ....,~^§$#
$§^~,..... IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY .....,~^§$
§^~,...... DREAMS. ......,~^§
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§^~,...... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ......,~^§
$§^~,..... EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE .....,~^§$
#$§^~,.... PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ....,~^§$#
¶#$§^~,... MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO ...,~^§$#¶
#¶#$§^~,.. DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ..,~^§$#¶#
##¶#$§^~,. DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, .,~^§$#¶##
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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 ......,~^§
$§^~,..... HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D .....,~^§$
#$§^~,.... FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ....,~^§$#
¶#$§^~,... RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ...,~^§$#¶
#¶#$§^~,.. ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ..,~^§$#¶#
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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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