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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. @¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@¨ @@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨¨@@@ = ¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@ ¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@ 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. ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ @¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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