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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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