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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ % ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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