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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. #£&§§=«^¨¨
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¨¨^«=§§&£# ¨ #£&§§=«^¨¨
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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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