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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 ..~«†§§¤##
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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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