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*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*
^*»^¨¨¨¨¨¨ NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»*^
$^*»^¨¨¨¨¨ WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY ¨¨¨¨¨^»*^$
¤$^*»^¨¨¨¨ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¨¨¨¨^»*^$¤
#¤$^*»^¨¨¨ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¨¨¨^»*^$¤#
##¤$^*»^¨¨ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ¨¨^»*^$¤##
###¤$^*»^¨ SPRING)) ¨^»*^$¤###
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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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