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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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