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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))                 §§§§¨¨§¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                     ~                    ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨ 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.                 ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§§§                     *                    ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§¨ 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.              ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨                     §                    §¨§§§§§§§¨
¨§§§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨¨§¨ 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.      ¨¨¨§§§§§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§§¨§§§¨¨¨                    £                     §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ 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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