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@£§%$†=~¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY  A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨~=†$%§£@
£§%$†=~¨¨¨  WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY   ¨¨¨~=†$%§£
@£§%$†=~¨¨ OTHER  DAY,  SPRINGS   AND  STREAMS  AND ¨¨~=†$%§£@
#@£§%$†=~¨   MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS,   ¨~=†$%§£@#
@£§%$†=~¨¨     BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE    ¨¨~=†$%§£@
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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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