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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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¨¨-»^§%§## 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, #§%§^»-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-»^§% 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 ##§%§^»-¨¨
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¨¨-»^§%§## 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 ##§%§^»-¨¨
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¨¨-»^§%§## 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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