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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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