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.,=*^&§£## NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE  IN THE ##£§&^*=,.
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..,,,=^&§£ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND   STREAMS  AND £§&^=,,,..
.,=*^&§£##   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ##£§&^*=,.
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.,=*^&§£## 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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.,==**^&&£   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, ###£&^*=,.
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...,=^&§§§ DOG  (WHO  IS   RIDICOLOUSLY  LARGE  AND §§§&^=,...
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.,=*^&§£## 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 ##£§&^*=,.
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.....=^^§#   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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.,=*^&§§£# 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 #£&^*=,...
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.,=*^&§£## ME, THEY  NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE DAY. ##£§&^*=,.
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