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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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§^^^«,,,,, 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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#§§^^^=«,, "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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§%^=,,,,,, 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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