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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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¨,~^§§§¶## 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, §§~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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