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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 #£¤%%†--,¨
¨,---†%$¤£ - THINGS ARE DEEP AND DARK -  BUT UNLIKE £¤$%†---,¨
¨,-†%$¤£## ME, THEY NEVER REMEMBER DURING THE  DAY. ##£¤$%†-,¨
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