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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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§¤†^~,¨¨¨¨ 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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†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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