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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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¨¨¨~~\\*§§ 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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