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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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