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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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¨-«*%$@@@@ 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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