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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))                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\^
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#£&%^\«^¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\
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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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