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¨~»^$$¤¶## NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE ##¶¤$$^»~¨
¨¨~»^$$¤¶# WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY #¶¤$$^»~¨¨
¨¨¨~»^$$¤¶ OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ¶¤$$^»~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»^$$¤ MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ¤$$^»~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^$$ BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE $$^»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^$ SPRING)) $^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^ ^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~» » »~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^ ^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^$ 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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¨¨~»^$$¤¶# ¤ #¶¤$$^»~¨¨
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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. $^»~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^$$ $$^»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»^$$¤ ¶ ¤$$^»~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~»^$$¤¶ ¶¤$$^»~¨¨¨
¨¨~»^$$¤¶# MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A TWO SQUARE #¶¤$$^»~¨¨
¨~»^$$¤¶## METER AREA ON THE FLOOR WHERE I CAN ##¶¤$$^»~¨
¨¨~»^$$¤¶# "SAVE" THINGS. WHATEVER I PUT IN HERE #¶¤$$^»~¨¨
¨¨¨~»^$$¤¶ WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE NIGHTLY ¶¤$$^»~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~»^$$¤ RESET. EVERYTHING ELSE, HOWEVER, IS ¤$$^»~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»^$$ COMPLETELY RESET OVERNIGHT: SYNTH $$^»~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~»^$ 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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