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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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