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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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..^-†§£&## 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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