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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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¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
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¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§