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