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