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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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                     »                    §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
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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. §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ THIS  IS  A MYSTERY  WE  OFTEN  DISCUSS. §¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
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