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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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¤*†«:¨¨¨¨¨ 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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