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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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