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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. .,~*=%####
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##%=*~,... IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ...,~*=%##
###%=*~,.. EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ..,~*=%###
####%=*~,. PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, .,~*=%####
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##%=*~,... 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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