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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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##¶¤%§*-,¨ - ¨,-*§%¤¶##
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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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#¶¶¤%§*-,¨ ¨ ¨,-*§%¤¶¶#
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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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