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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*%
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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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