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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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