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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 £%\-^.....
....^-\%£# 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. #£%\-^....
.....^-\%£ THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. £%\-^.....
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