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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
†-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-†
%†-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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#¶§%%†-¨¨¨ § ¨¨¨-†%%§¶#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
†-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-†
%†-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-†%
%%†-¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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