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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. ¨¨¨¨¨^«/%£
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