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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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@#§¤§^--.. 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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