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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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