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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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