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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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