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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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