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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 @@@**;^^,,
,,,,=;££@@ SPRING)) @@££;=,,,,
,,,,^==*£@ @£*==^,,,,
,^=;*@¶### = ###¶@*;=^,
,,,^^^;£¶# #¶£;^^^,,,
,,,==;*££¶ 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. @£*;=^^,,,
,^=;*£@¶## ##¶@£*;=^,
,,,,,^;£¶# * #¶£;^,,,,,
,^=;*£@¶## ##¶@£*;=^,
,^=;*£@¶## 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. @@**=^,,,,
,,,^===*£@ @£*===^,,,
,^=;*£¶### @ ###¶£*;=^,
,^=;*£@¶## ##¶@£*;=^,
,^=;*£@¶## 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. ##¶@£*;=^,
,,^=;;££¶# #¶££;;=^,,
,^=;*£@¶## ¶ ##¶@£*;=^,
,,,,,=;*@# #@*;=,,,,,
,,,=;;**@¶ 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. @@**;==,,,
,,,,,,^;£@ @£;^,,,,,,
,^=;*£@¶## , ##¶@£*;=^,
,,,,^;;££@ @££;;^,,,,
,,,,==**@@ 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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