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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. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                     ¨                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§