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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. #¤§†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:~†§¤#@ @#¤§†~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~†§¤#@# § #@#¤§†~:¨¨
¨:~†§¤#@## ##@#¤§†~:¨
¨¨:~†§¤#@# 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. ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ 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. #@#¤§†~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~†§¤#@ @#¤§†~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~†§¤# # #¤§†~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~†§¤ ¤§†~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†§ 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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