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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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#$§~~,,,,, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE ,,,,,~~§$#
###&$§*~,, METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ,,~*§$&###
###&$§*~,, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,,~*§$&###
&$$$*,,,,, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,,,,,*$$$&
###&$§*~,, RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ,,~*§$&###
###&$§*~,, COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH ,,~*§$&###
###&$§*~,, PATCHES REMOVED, FOOD UNEATEN, WOUNDS ,,~*§$&###
&$$$*~,,,, HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ,,,,~*$$$&
#$*~,,,,,, FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ,,,,,,~*$#
#$§§§*~,,, RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ,,,~*§§§$#
###&$§*~,, ACCIDENTS WHERE I LOSE STUFF BY ,,~*§$&###
###&$§*~,, FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ,,~*§$&###
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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 ,,,,~*§§§&
###&$§*~,, ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ,,~*§$&###
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