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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. #@@#§%:»^¨
¨^»:%§#@## THIS IS A MYSTERY WE OFTEN DISCUSS. ##@#§%:»^¨
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