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§%;~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~;%§
&§%;~:¨¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨¨:~;%§&
#&§%;~:¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨:~;%§&#
##&§%;~:¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨:~;%§&##
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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. ¨:~;%§&###
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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