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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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