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¨¨¨¨¨,,:$# NOT ACTUALLY A PALACE. A COTTAGE IN THE #$:,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«:%$$&&& WOODS (TEMPERATE CLIMATE, RAINS EVERY &&&$$%:«,¨
¨,,,:%%$## OTHER DAY, SPRINGS AND STREAMS AND ##$%%:,,,¨
¨,«:%$&### MYSTERIOUS IRON AND STONE ARTIFACTS, ###&$%:«,¨
¨,«:%$&### BIRDLAND-ISH ETERNAL SPRING (LATE ###&$%:«,¨
¨,«:%$&### SPRING)) ###&$%:«,¨
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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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¨,«:%$&### IN THIS COTTAGE THERE'S A LOT OF RADIO ###&$%:«,¨
¨¨¨,««%$&# EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE #&$%««,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«:$& PLAYERS. PEN AND PAPER, BOOKS, CAMERAS, &$:«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨«%$$# MIRRORS, PRISMS, AND VARIOUS THINGS TO #$$%«¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«::%%%$& DO ART WITH. THE FRIDGE IS FILLED WITH &$%%%::«,¨
¨,«:%$$$$# DIFFERET FOODS, ALL OF THEM INTRIGUING, #$$$$%:«,¨
¨,«:%$&### SLIGHTLY WEIRD. ###&$%:«,¨
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¨¨¨¨,«%&## & ##&%«,¨¨¨¨
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¨,«:%$&### I HAVE FRIENDS - THERE'S A CAT, AND A ###&$%:«,¨
¨,«:%$&### DOG (WHO IS RIDICOLOUSLY LARGE AND ###&$%:«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨«::$& WANTS TO BE THE BIG SPOON). I LISTEN TO &$::«¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«:%$&### THE SHORTWAVE RADIO, AND TRANSMIT A BIT ###&$%:«,¨
¨,«:%$&### MYSELF, SONGS AND POETRY, AND FOUND ###&$%:«,¨
¨¨,,::$$$# 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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