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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 ,,,~:::%¶@
#@¶¤%$:»~, DREAMS. ,~»:$%¤¶@#
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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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