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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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#@§$§==¨¨¨ DARK, AND THE STARS ARE OUT, BUT THE ¨¨¨==§$§@#
@§$§==¨¨¨¨ SUN IS ABOUT TO RISE. ITS A LONG DAY, ¨¨¨¨==§$§@
§$§==¨¨¨¨¨ BEFORE IT FADES TO NIGHT AGAIN, AND ¨¨¨¨¨==§$§
$§==¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. ¨¨¨¨¨¨==§$
§==¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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##@§$§==¨¨ WHERE THE SPIRITS OF THE FOREST AROUND ¨¨==§$§@##
#@§$§==¨¨¨ THE COTTAGE TRIES TO COMMUNICATE. HERE, ¨¨¨==§$§@#
@§$§==¨¨¨¨ IT'S NOT ENDLESS BUT CONNECTED TO A ¨¨¨¨==§$§@
§$§==¨¨¨¨¨ LARGE SPRAWLING CITY, WHERE MY RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨==§$§
$§==¨¨¨¨¨¨ FRIENDS LIVE. WE GO EXPLORING TOGETHER ¨¨¨¨¨¨==§$
§==¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - 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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