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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 #@%$$$\»^¨
¨¨¨¨^\%&@# DREAMS. #@&%\^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨»\$$& EQUIPMENT, SOUND STUFF, SYNTHS, TAPE &$$\»¨¨¨¨¨
¨^»\$%&@## 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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