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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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