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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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########## # ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
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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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