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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 ...:~/^@¤@
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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. ...:~/^@¤@
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