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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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