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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     ¨¨¨^~:=£¤@
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    =                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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