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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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