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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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¨¨¨¨¨-~;^& &^;~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~;^&& 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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