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¨,«*=$£@@# NOT ACTUALLY A  PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE #@@£$=*«,¨
¨,«*=$£@@#  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   #@@£$=*«,¨
¨,«*=$£@@# OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS  AND  STREAMS   AND #@@£$=*«,¨
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¨¨¨¨,«*$£@ DARK,  AND  THE  STARS ARE OUT, BUT  THE @£$*«,¨¨¨¨
¨,«*=$£@## SUN IS ABOUT TO  RISE.  ITS A  LONG DAY, ##@£$=*«,¨
¨,«*=$£@@@ BEFORE  IT FADES  TO  NIGHT  AGAIN,  AND @@@£$=*«,¨
¨,««**$$@@ THEN IT  STAYS SO  UNTIL I  FALL ASLEEP. @@$$**««,¨
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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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