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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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#@%^\«~¨¨¨ 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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