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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. ¤¤..¤..¤..
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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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