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%†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ % ..... ...... % ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†%
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ † ..... ...... † ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ , ..... ...... , ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
%†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
%†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†%
%%†=,¨¨¨¨¨ 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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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,