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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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