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¤%^~:,,,,, NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ,,,,,:~^%¤
¤¤$^~,,,,, WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ,,,,,~^$¤¤
#¶¤¤%$^~:, OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ,:~^$%¤¤¶#
##¶¤%$^~:, MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ,:~^$%¤¶##
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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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#¤$~:,,,,, "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE ,,,,,:~$¤#
#¶¤%%$^~:, WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ,:~^$%%¤¶#
¶¤%^~:,,,, 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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