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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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