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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»*
».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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