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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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&&*†~,,,.. 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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