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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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«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ & ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=%
$%=«~¨¨¨¨¨ HEALED, AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER I'D ¨¨¨¨¨~«=%$
&$%=«~¨¨¨¨ FALL ASLEEP I'D ALWAYS WAKE UP FULLY ¨¨¨¨~«=%$&
@&$%=«~¨¨¨ RESTED IN MY BED. SOMETIMES THERE'S ¨¨¨~«=%$&@
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#@@&$%=«~¨ FORGETTING TO PUT THEM IN THE SQUARE. ¨~«=%$&@@#
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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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