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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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