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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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