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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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