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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, **~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~**$§ SPRING)) §$**~.¨¨¨¨
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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 $**~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~** THEN IT STAYS SO UNTIL I FALL ASLEEP. **~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~* IT DOESN'T RISE UNLESS I'VE HAD MY *~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ DREAMS. ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~* DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, *~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~** SLIGHTLY WEIRD. **~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~**$ $**~.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.~**$§@# 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. ##@§$**~.¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.~**$ 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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