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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«: 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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