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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 ###£@*^»:,
,,,:::^@## SPRING)) ##@^:::,,,
,,,,»»*@£# #£@*»»,,,,
,,,,::»^@# » #@^»::,,,,
,,,»^^^@## ##@^^^»,,,
,,,,,:^@## 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. ###£@*^»:,
:»^*@£#### ####£@*^»:
,,,,:»»*££ * ££*»»:,,,,
,:»^@£#### ####£@^»:,
,:»^*@£### 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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