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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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