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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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¨¨--††%%## 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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