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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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