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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))                 §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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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.                 ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                     *                    ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§ 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.      §¨¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨§§¨§§
§§§§§¨§§¨§                     #                    §¨§§§§¨§§¨
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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. ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨                    ¨                     ¨§¨§§¨§§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨§§¨                                          §§§§¨§§¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§§¨§ 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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¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
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