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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. ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨