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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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