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*=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ----- ------ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=*
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-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
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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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#¤%*=-~¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨~-=*%¤#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨~-=*%
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=
*=-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-=*
%*=-~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~-=*%
¤%*=-~¨¨¨¨ 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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