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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 ..........
.......... SPRING)) ..........
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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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