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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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