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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. ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§§§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                    ¨                     ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
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§¨¨§§§§¨§¨ 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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