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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 %†\-:¨¨¨¨¨
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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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